Thucydides-_Human_Nature

Thucydides- Human Nature Thucydides’ history teaches us that human nature does not change, but may be overcome with reason. He proves the statement history is doomed to repeat itself true. He presents his thoughts of human nature throughout his account of the Peloponnesian War, many of which run parallel with other events that happened hundreds of years after his death. Thucydides states, “In the confusion into which life was now thrown in the cities, human nature, always rebelling against the law… (3.84).” He is saying that it is human nature to be resentful toward superiority (the law), whenever there is a breakdown of civilized life. This proves true when the plague breaks out in Athens. The people of Athens reject Pericles, and after his death the new politicians grew envious of each other, and jealous of Pericles accomplishments. The Athenians also stopped caring for the sick for the fear of getting the plague themselves. Other events, such as the killing human, nature, war, plague, true, proves, life, humans, both, athens, very, thucydides, superiority, states, reason, pericles, peloponnesian, out, history, events, death, against, after, years, whenever, ways, wanting, united, two, toward, top, times, time, thucydides’