The effect of this upon society will perhaps be a greater focus upon the economy and exactly how each archetype contributes to the economic well-being of the society. Some conflict may arise, as economics tended to be the arena of the leaders and teachers. Those who do not evolve into the economicus type may become resentful and wish to take economic power back from the new archetype. This could cause resentment and disharmony.
I believe that it is better to understand people in terms of being self-interested or altruistic rather than good and bad. The concepts of "good and bad" have many different connotations, and could have an individual meaning for each person. Furthermore, the concepts of good and bad tend to categorize people into two very distinct positive and negative camps. This is no longer conducive to an effective understanding of people. All people have both "good" and "bad" qualities, which may not necessarily relate to the fact that they are either altruistic or self-interested. Indeed, certain types of self-interest may be classified as good while others are bad. While a predominantly 'bad' person may not be self-interested but rather self-destructive. Because humanity is so complex, a much more accurate understanding of human beings can be achieved by examining their nature as altruistic or self-interested. In this way, these two broad categories can also be subdivided...
Finally, the goal is to gain an understanding of humanity rather than condemning people as bad or praising them as good. These paradigms also often refer to actions rather than the inherent nature of the persons involved.
An altruistic individual may for example be inspired by his or her very altruism to do bad things. It should always be recognized that human beings are much more complex than their mere tendency to be either good or bad. There are many more elements involved. To examine such a complex organism, a complex classification system should be used.
In talking about "human nature," it is important to make a distinction between individuals and the human nature of collective society. The reason for this is that each person has a distinctive nature. Collective human nature belongs to society in general and characterises humanity. The actions of the individual can therefore not be applied to society as a whole, while human nature in general can be applied to the individual. If a person for example does something wrong, and it is ascribed to "human nature," this refers to the general human tendency to be tempted to do such things, but not that the individual would inspire others to do the same.
It is therefore important to distinguish between the collective and the individual when referring to human nature.
