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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / e. Human nature

7991	Hate and lust have their roots in man's lower nature [Anon (Bhag)]
	Full Idea: Hate and lust for things of nature have their roots in man's lower nature.
	From: Anon (Bhag) (The Bhagavad Gita [c.500 BCE], 3.34)
	A reaction: It seems outmoded now (since Freud) to label parts of human nature as 'higher' and 'lower'. I would defend the distinction, but it is not self-evident. The basis of morality is good citizenship, and parts of our nature are detrimental to that.