base instincts
- primalFirst in origin
- urgesStrong inner drives
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- hungerNeed for nourishment
- lustIntense carnal appetite
aggression · fear · animalistic · raw · visceral · drive · carnal · savage · predatory · fight · flight · territorial · dominance · mating · self-preservation · gut · feral · impulse
- inner conflictinner conflict, internal struggle, inner turmoil, torn feelings, emotional conflict
moral elevation
base instinctsbetter angels
Our noblest moral impulses
moral conscience · higher self · moral principles · moral fiber · divine nature
control vs impulse
base instinctsself-control
Ability to restrain impulses
restraint · willpower · discipline · deliberate choice · measured response