CONSCIENCE: GENERAL Flashcards
What are the two types of conscience?
Legislative Conscience.
Judicial Conscience.
What is Legislative Conscience?
Deciding what needs to be done in the future. Deciding on a course of action.
What is Judicial Conscience?
Critically assessing and evaluating one’s past actions.
What are the two things conscience does?
- Directs a moral behaviour.
- Reflects on moral behaviour.
Which three theorists believe that conscience is the “voice of God”?
Newman, Butler and St Augustine.
How is conscience seen as God-given?
At conception, or some time later, God gives each person a conscience to be able to morally choose between right and wrong.
How can conscience be seen as innate within us?
It is not dependent on culture, environment or genetic predisposition therefore, we all have this same innate skill.
What is the argument for conscience being instilled by authority figures?
Influence can be positive or negative and it makes us who we are.
How can conscience be seen as instilled by our parents?
Seen as the product of a person’s first moral teachers. Morally reasoned decisions often depend upon upbringing.
How can conscience be seen as instilled by society?
Product of society’s expectations. Conscience reflects the values of society.
What did Hegel argue about conscience being instilled by society?
It is formed by the zeitgeist - spirit of the age.
What quote from Romans can be linked to conscience?
“For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do - this I keep doing.”
What did St Jerome believe the ‘spark of conscience’ was?
The power to distinguish good from evil.
How can conscience also be seen as disruptive?
It can be seen to be a compelling dimension of the human experience.
How can conscience be seen as an ‘umbrella term’?
So many factors involved - is it just the workings of the mind when it is showing maturity in decision making?
