What is the theory of human nature behind this?

这个问题背后的人性论是什么呢
This can be debated.

这是有争议的
One possible argument is that since he believes that,

可能有一个论点是既然他认为
order has to come from the outside, from above,

秩序必须来自外部来自上层
he tends to believe that

那么他就倾向于相信
without order, created by a societal level, collective conscience,

若缺乏社会层面的集体良知所建立的秩序
we would do evil things.

我们将会做邪恶的事情
We need to be regulated. Right?

因此需要对我们加以监管
Well of course he knows that we can be overregulated,

他当然知道我们可能会被过度监管
and then that's also pathological.

那也是病态的
But the main pathology,

但更主要的问题是...
at least in the transition from mechanical to organic solidarity,

至少在从机械过渡到有机团结的过程中