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Evolution of Human
Nature can be used to describe the situation that is more of
normality to a given case. In the case of human beings, their
nature can not exactly be easily defined since human beings
contain diverse preferences and choices. One of the reasons why
it is hard to define the nature of human beings is because they
have evolved through a number of stages and at times, it is not
possible to define the stage of evolution a human being is in.
Nature itself can be used as a standard for making judgments.
Using nature as a judgmental object is a practice that started in
Greek philosophy where the Middle Eastern and Western
languages, as well as perspectives, were some of the highly
influenced by the practice.
One of the practices included Aristotle’s teleological appr oach
which dominated the late medieval and classical times
(McClelland, 45). Under the teleological approach, the nature of
human beings greatly leads them to become what they become
which makes it exist without depending on each individual
human being. As a result, therefore, it has been assumed that
the approach shows quite a special connection existing between
the nature of human beings and their divinity. Therefore, it
tends to prove that it understands the nature of human beings in
terms of formal and final causes. It can also be said that nature
contains intentions as well as goals that happen to be similar to
the intentions and goals of human beings, whereby one of the

2. goals includes humans living naturally. Understanding human
nature in a perspective like the teleological approach makes
human nature appear as a form or rather an idea of a human
being.
Existence of the teleological approach can, however, be termed
as bringing along a metaphysical as well as an invariable nature
of human beings, which makes it a matter of historical
arguments, which continues even in the modern periods. Against
the understanding of a fixed nature of human beings, the
argument of a relatively malleable nature of man has been
brought up by other philosophers as well as historians and
scholars from other related fields of study (McClelland, 47).
Recent centuries have seen even increased arguments against
fixed human nature with modernists such as Rousseau and
Thomas Hobbes among others. Rousseau, for instance, stated
that there is no existing knowledge of what the nature of human
beings permits them to be. Postmodernists, Marxists, and
Structural theorists among other theorists have also been against
the claim of having an innate or rather fixed human nature.
Darwin’s evolutionary theories provide the confirmation that
the ancestors of mankind were not like the present generation of
human beings. In addition, most current scientific views in
determinism, chemical models in present day psychology and
psychiatry and behaviorism take a neutral stand on human
nature (McClelland, 49). Moreover, they give a minimum
explanation to metaphysical causation. However, they can be
counted as being able to provide insights into the nature of
human origin as well as the underlying mechanisms. They also
show diversity and change capacities that would otherwise
disagree with the concept of a human nature that is fixed.
Human nature, therefore, can be said to be according to the law
of cause and effect and that it is not predefined or fixed.
According to Rauch, the cause and effect lead to the creation of
an image connection, which in turn brings about a connection of
occurrences (Rauch, 64). Connecting the occurrences in the
human mind then gives them the choice of what they could

3. consider as right or wrong to do. In a more specific statement,
human beings are not tied to any choices but are made to make
the choices they make mainly by their experiences. At times,
human beings learn what is required of them from the society
that they live in which translates to contact experience. Human
beings adapt to the practices upheld in the society and tend to
hold on to them. These practices end up making them who they
are. In situations where some members of a society do not
follow what is laid down, they are often considered as defiant.
Things that can be referred to as the values of a human being
are what he learns from the society. A man’s principles as well
are instilled by the society he lives in. In a society that is
dominated by crime, children are more likely to be attracted to
crime than into avoiding criminal activities.
Being human therefore calls for having the same characteristic
as other human beings. In the context of a normal society, being
human means being able to be normal and uphold the
characteristics that are portrayed by other people in the society
(Rauch, 69). However, there is a neutral definition of being
human that tends to apply to all human beings regardless of
their society like being intelligent, compassionate, caring. A
contradiction to these characteristics makes one naturally
inhuman in the eyes of people from any society. Being human
hence can be referred to as having the same characteristics as
well as living according to the norms of the human society.
What is a zombie?
A zombie is defined as a dead organism that has been brought
back to life without free will or speech by means of some
supernatural powers such as witchcraft. The word is used in
different context to mean differently in the distinct occasion. In
this case, we will discuss how a zombie relates to the evolution
of a human being from an Anthropology point of view. Zombies
although are fiction and things that the recent generation only
imagine about, have taken over the films, comics, and video

4. games. They are a force of fear, which is slow, and result from
an act of accident not evil (Murphy, 193). There are other
creatures in this category such as the vampire and the
werewolves, which are faster and more destructive. Despite the
characteristics of the zombies, they have remained fascinating
especially to the kids and teenagers. The movies about the
zombies have been evolving and increasing the fan base that
you find them in theaters.
When you find a case, where there are large numbers of the
living organism start to dress up as the undead, in this situation
it means that the culture is a true phenomenon. Although it
might seem weird, a very important part of our lives feels that
zombies matter since they orient us in the direction of future
and civilization (Murphy, 194). The zombies show how easy it
is for a small mistake in the laboratories to cause an outbreak in
the form of zombies. They try to show the bad things that would
happen just from a small mistake in the scientific labs. The
zombies are creatures that are easy to destroy but their
population continues to increase with every victory they get.
They are already dead and even their actions are not of their
free will. They are structured in a way that they can only be
destroyed by a shot on their head. They have remained
fascinating and have managed to become a very important
phenomenon of science (Murphy, 196).
Analysis and Interpretation of Zombie from an Anthropological
Perspective
The zombie films have a very funny way of communication by
showing that the human culture and society evolves over the
years. An example is Halloween, which is one of the most
popular festive days in the United States where people celebrate
the day of the living dead. In Halloween, you will find very
many scary images and zombie-like icons, which are used to
scare the kids. In the films, comic books, and books, you will
see how human beings describe the force of fear. For instance,
this is one of the best times to be alive where many nations are

5. living peacefully. However, a small mistake would develop
which would cause an international catastrophe that would live
behind the survivors rebuilding the earth. They also show how
different cultures come together to form a community because
they are forced to work together to survive the disaster. A good
example is the film ‘The Walking Dead’ showing the
civilization importance of zombies in all cultural treatment.
Another good example is the film World War Z, which fulfills
all the three levels of civilization. It shows how the nations will
come together and keep hoping even as the worst happens. The
most hopeful thing is to celebrate to be just alive. The movie
represents what is to come in the society and we cannot even
bare it (Vlahos, 60). It shows how the world, especially the
United States, would face issues that would lead to extinction.
If not they will then grow to something that has not been
achieved. The two spots show us how decision and innovations
that we strive to achieve have to side one that is a risk and the
other is an evolution to great heights. The characters of the
films are later used for the comic books and video game, which
continue to make the zombies fascinating from one generation
to another.
Zombie and Pop-Culture
The zombies have been used for many years in the
entertainment industry to show how people are evolving over
time. The zombies are developing or rather evolving into pop-
culture. The evolution of the zombie and how according to the
modern generation indicated started in 1963 as shown the film
“The Night of the Living Dead”. In the movie, they living
undead are not called the zombie but people called them the
zombie and from then they are called zombies (Fredsti, 67). The
culture continues and people nowadays have made the concept
of the zombies’ part of their lives. The fact that the zombies
have penetrated to everyday lives indicate that they have
evolved into pop-culture. The fascination continues where the

6. people have to use a zombie as an example of the worst that
may happen even when they are urging their colleagues to
tighten their security
The continue domination of the zombies over the vampire and
other scary creatures shows how they continue to take over the
pop-culture. The literature in the recent times has been using
the zombies to represent a monster. The zombie saga is not a
new concept but has been seen in historical work even the Bible
where the dead comes back to life but it yet to satisfy out
appetite. The films about the zombie have been in production
for a very long time. Just when you think they are done they
pop again even better. We are yet to see how far it will be in the
popular culture (Barber, 11).
Work Cited
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Murphy, Kayleigh. "Sake, sex and gore: The Japanese zombie
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