lesson 1:

Question 1

derived from the latin word mores

Answer 1

Morality

Question 2

mores means

Answer 2

customs or habitual ways of doing things

Question 3

part of Theology that specifies the moral
norms derived from the new being that the Christian needs to follow, with the hope of imitating Jesus’ life to the point of identifying with Him.

Answer 3

Christian Morality

Question 4

Christian Morality Specifies the moral norms:

Answer 4

Morality is concerned with what ought to be (norms).

Question 5

Derived from the new being that the Christian needs to follow:

Answer 5

Christian Morality can be summarized in the word responsibility.

Question 6

Imitating Jesus’ life to the point of identifying with Him:

Answer 6

Morality asks people to be the person they are meant to be in the light of what
humanity is.

Question 7

What is another term for Morality based on Augustine?

Answer 7

ethics or moral philosophy

Question 8

For Augustine, what is the aim of philosophy in general?

Answer 8

Happiness

Question 9

What is the only purpose of philosophizing?

Answer 9

The attainment of happiness.

Question 10

It is the theological character of science which involves the study that takes place in the light of reason and Christian faith.

Answer 10

Christian Morality

Question 11

MORAL CONCERN

Answer 11

Morality is concerned with free human conduct.
Morality is concerned what we do with our freedom.
Morality is concerned what is ideal.
Morality judges right and wrong in the light of what humanity is.

Question 12

Basic Principles of Morality

Answer 12

1. The “Golden Rule” of life: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
2. Jesus’ two greatest commandments: Love God and Love one another.

Question 13

What is the collective term Augustine used in his autobiography that are fleeting objects of the present life- purely human friendship, sexual gratification, material wealth, fame

Answer 13

Human Vanity

Question 14

According to Augustine who is the highest good?

Answer 14

God “if we follow him, we live well and are also happy.”

Question 15

supreme good

Answer 15

summum bonum

Question 16

This is the fulfillment of perfection

Answer 16

Good

Question 17

Things that frustrate human life and development

Answer 17

Evil

Question 18

Examples of evil

Answer 18

death, pain, disablement, deprivation of pleasure, deprivation of freedom and
opportunity, deprivation of worth, and self-esteem.

Question 19

Division of Ontic Evils

Answer 19

Physical evil
Moral evil

Question 20

Ontic is derived from the Greek word ____, meaning ___

Answer 20

Onta, real

Question 21

Evil brought about by forces normally beyond
human control, e.g. natural disasters, sickness, accident.

Answer 21

Physical evil

Question 22

Evil brought about by the free, unjustified action of other human beings.

Answer 22

Moral evil

Question 23

the name we give to our voluntary and deliberate involvement in the spread of ontic evil.

Answer 23

Moral evil

Question 24

The basic principle of morality is

Answer 24

Do good and avoid evil