Understanding morality requires careful, deliberate, and systematic effort. The sad thing is that despite these things, one cannot be fully assured that he or she will understand the amorphous nature of morality. Different people understand morality differently. There are those who see it as an instinct. Instinctive behavior is behavior that does not require understanding of its object; this understanding comes after behavior. Instinct has an a priori element which led Plato to believe that instinct is something that an individual learns or does, but has never learned or done before. Conversely, an act of reason follows understanding one's purpose and purpose. This act follows a rule embodied in the understanding of its object or goal. On the other hand, an instinctive action follows a rule which is not initially eminent in its course, but which could manifest itself at the end of the action. All human experience arises from theoretical reasoning. Theoretical reason embodies all the rules that guide an individual's experience. Instinct carries all the rules that guide an individual's actions as long as they are not hindered. In a way, this appears as a practical reason that individuals use in their actions. The moral law is an element of conscience that transcends reason, both practical and theoretical. It also transcends all experience and, at a high level, it unites reason and experience. As such, it lets individuals reflect between their reasons and their conscience (Cory, 2004). Often, individuals find themselves preferring virtues to practical reason, or genius to theoretical reason. People have long wondered about the sources of morality. In 2008, Steven Pinker published an article in the N...... middle of an article...... evidence supporting the existence of an innate moral grammar in human language. While moral instinct may seem to be the direct opposite of moral reasoning, they are complementary. When faced with moral dilemmas, people use different ways to resolve them. A science of moral sense has many advantages for understanding morality and demystifying unclear moral concepts. Works Cited Cory, GA (2004). The consilient brain: the bioneurological basis of economy, society and politics. New York [ua: Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers. Harding, C.G. (2010). Moral dilemmas and ethical reasoning. New Brunswick [NJ: Transaction Publishers. Joyce, R. (2007). The myth of morality. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Verplaetse, J. (2009). Locating the moral sense: neuroscience and the search for the cerebral seat of morality, 1800-1930. Dordrecht: Springer.