Introduction

In the previous lessons we learned the basic concepts of ethics and 

morality. But for whom the study of ethics and morality for? Our topic for this
lesson will focus and elaborate on the doer of the ethical behavior, man as the
moral agent.
Every human act presupposes a doer. This is the subject of an act, the
one who is motivated to act and is accountable for the act and its
consequences. He is rational and he is free. He is a person. (Agapay)
Since man as the moral agent is the focal point then we have to
understand  his nature as human.

Meaning of Human Nature

Human Nature - is the concept that there are a set of characteristics,
including ways of
  thinking, feeling and acting, that all 'normal' humans have
in common.
  (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_nature) 
- It is the range of human behaviour that is believed to be
invariant 
  across long periods of time and across very different
cultural contexts.
  (http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Human_nature)
Babor, in his book: The Human Person: Not Real But Existing, stated
that the meaning of the term “human” refers to anything which is exclusively
pertinent to man.  He also elaborated on the meaning of nature which was
derived from the Latin word “Natus” which means “born” or “Natura” which
means “to be born” or “being born”. 
Applied to man, human nature refers to anything exclusively human
which man intrinsically possesses right at his birth. Thus, if human nature
means those things which man possesses exclusively as human, then, human
nature can be characterized as universal and static. Hence, human nature is
one and immutable (not susceptible to change).  It is one because it is
absolutely present to all those who are born human; it is static because it
remains as it is in every man from birth (womb) to death (tomb). In effect,
human nature is one and is elusive of change. (Babor, 2001)