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INSTINCT
According to scholastic philosophy, the natural tendency of animals and human beings to perform complex actions that are useful for the existence, development, and preservation of the individual or of the species.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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