Ch 2 Flashcards
What is considered in the three-font principle? Based on this principle, what can we judge about human actions and what can we not judge?
In the three font principle, the object, the intention, and the circumstances are considered. Based on this principle we can, and should, judge people’s actions to be objectively right or wrong. Based on this principle we cannot judge peoples hearts or who they are as a person because we don’t know their motives or circumstances.
How is conscience related to the natural law? How did the Catechism of the Catholic Church define conscience?
Conscience is related to the natural law because conscience needs natural law (reason) in order to “know” the moral good, while natural law need conscience in order to apply this good to specific situations. Catechism of the Catholic Church defines conscience as “is a judgement of reason whereby the human person recognizes the moral quality of a concrete act that he is going to perform, is in the process of preforming, or has already completed.
What is synderesis and how does it relate to the formation of conscience? Why is synderesis infallible?
Synderesis is defined as the term that describes our innate knowledge of universal moral principles, or the disposition of our practical intellect to understand moral truth. Synderesis relates to the formation of conscience because synderesis is the necessary foundation for the exercise of conscience because it is the capacity by which we understand value. Synderesis is infallible because a person always seeks the “good”.
What is moral science and how does it relate to the formation of conscience?
Moral Science is defined as the process that shapes, educates, examines, and transforms synderesis. Moral Science is related to “the formation of science” because it is another word for formation of conscience. It how we learn a opinion is good or evil
What is the magisterium? What is religious assent to magisterial teachings?
The magisterium is the official teaching authority of the Roman Catholic Church. It is made up of the pope and bishops. The religious assent is Catholics are given the benefit of the doubt to the truthfulness of the Church’s teaching regarding the moral law, particularly when the teaching holds a particular action to be evil.
What is a judgment of conscience? What does it mean to say that a judgment of conscience is dialogical in nature?
A judgement of conscience is defined as the specific determination of the good that I must do in a present situation, have done in a past situation, or will do in the future. When one says a judgement of conscience is dialogical in nature it means that conscience is unknown to everyone except an individual and God. A judgement comes from the authority of God. God calls us to obedience and “talks” us into the right decision.
What is the binding nature of a correct judgment of conscience? Of a mistaken judgment of conscience?
The binding nature of a correct conscience is it binds absolutely, without qualification, and in all circumstances. The binding nature of a mistaken judgement of conscience is binding, but only conditionally and in a qualified sense.
What is antecedent ignorance? What is consequent ignorance? Which excuses one from sin?
An antecedent ignorance is an ignorance that precedes an act of the will and is, therefore, unwilled. Consequent ignorance is when a person deliberately chooses to remain ignorant, operates out of inattention, or exhibits crass ignorance about obtaining information on matters of fact or law. Antecedent ignorance excuses one from sin
How does a moral act differ from a general act?
Moral acts are different from general acts because general acts are preformed without thinking. We just do general acts. Whereas moral acts are actions that are freely chosen through our exercise of reason and will.
What is the first principle of practical reason?
Do good and avoid evil
What are the three dimensions of Conscience?
Synderesis, Moral Science, and Judgement
Magisterium
pope collaboration with the bishop
are cultures natural in nature
no there are subcultures
