Questions Flashcards
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How does Saint Paul describe the good
No eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor heart conceived, what god has prepared for those who love Him
What is the driving force of ethics
The search for the good
What do we call ethics
The search for infinite good. A discipline and school of thought
What do we call morality
The search for good in the way we conduct our lives
What are the four reasons to act ethically
The experience of personal response, the experience of the other, the experience of obligation and duty, the experience of contrast
What does Aristotle say
The happy person lives well mad does well, for we have practically defined happiness as a sort of good life and good action
What Greek work does ethics come from
Ta ethika
What Latin word does morality come from,
Moralitas
When did Aristotles teleological ethics become a part of catholic ethical reflection?
In the thirteenth century when Thomas Acquinas rediscovered him
What is polis
A Greek city state. Human life is shaped to its full extent in the context of a community. There citizens achieve happiness.
Is pleasure eternal?
No, happiness is.
How do we achieve human excellence?
Virtues and allowing reason to guide our actions. use reason to control our desires.
What is the mean
Being moderate in all things. Maintaining balance in our actions.
What is theoretical reason
Know how laws of nature, laws of cause and effect govern human behaviour
What is practical reason
Makes us reflect on what we ought to do
What is empiricism
Knowledge from experience
What is subjectivity
Persons own perception and understanding of reality
What is objectivity
Experience independent of anyone’s individual thought
What is Deontological
From the Greek word demon meaning duty
What are maxims
Principles that determine duty
What does the catechism of the Catholic Church say
The more one does what is good the freer one becomes. There is no true freedom except in the service of what is good and just
