conscience Flashcards

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st jerome

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the spark of conscience power to distinguish good from evil

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2
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ratio

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through reason we recognise certain precepts we ought to live by
divine gift from god, distinguishes us from animals

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3
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synderesis

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directs us towards good and away from evil, a habit towards the good

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4
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strength of aquinas

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thought processes involved when deciding whether an action is right or wrong, individual autonomy

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5
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freud

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tripartite personality, superego incorporates values and morals from society during the phallic stage

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6
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superego

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control the ids impulses such as sexual drives, pleasure principle

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7
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strength of freud

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provides an explanation for feelings such as guilt due to these conflicts when we act against our conscience

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8
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vincible and invincible ignorance

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invincible, cannot be overcome using ones reason, not morally wrong due to lack of knowledge
explains why people arrive at different moral conclusions

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9
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strength of freud

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linked to augustines argument of human nature as inherently lustful

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10
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strength of aquinas

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despite being religious links to secular views such as Piaget cognitive development that conscience is developed

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