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What does it mean?
Goldman argues sexual drive is natural while morality is socially imposed.
In plain terms
Sex is natural; rules about it are learned.
What can you take from it?
Separate instinct from social morality.

Where it applies

  • relationships
  • sex education
  • moral debates

Putting it to work

  • evaluate moral rules
  • understand instincts

Questions to consider

  • Which morals are inherited or taught?
  • How does nature clash with society?

Another view

Morality can serve important social functions beyond constraint.

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