Chapter 2 Morality Flashcards

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Concupiscence

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Human appetites or desires remain disordered as a result of the temporal consequences of Original Sin. Refers to the desires resulting from strong sensual urges or other things of the world

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Conscientious Objection

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A personal appeal that to carry out a particular action that has been ordered by legitimate authority would be against one’s own conscience.

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Culpable

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The quality of being guilty or deserving punishment for participation in sin

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Deliberation

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The premeditation o forethought that weighs one’s options before making a moral act

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Doubtful conscience

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Judgement of conscience that occurs when there is doubt about the good or evil of an act done or omitted

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Evil

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The which is opposed to moral law and thus entails sin

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Examination of conscience

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Prayerful self-reflection one’s words and deeds in light of the gospel to determine how one has sinned against God.

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Freedom of excellence

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The power to act freely in the pursuit of human perfection

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Full knowledge

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The clear and deliberate knowledge of the merit or sinfulness of an action. It is required for one to commit a sin.

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Human act

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An act that is performed with both knowledge and free will. They are either good or evil

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Ignorance

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The lack or knowledge

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Indirect responsibility

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The attribution of a secondary effect that follows as a natural result from the primary effect

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Invisible ignorance

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Ignorance that cannot be overcome by ordinary diligence. The guilt of a sin committed under invincible ignorance is not imputed on the sinner.

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Moral act

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Any human act that has a moral content and involves delibration and choice

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Partial knowledge

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Knowledge that is incomplete due to the presence of some obstacle interfering with moral judgement

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16
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Prudence

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The ability to discern the most suitable and moral course of action

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Responsibility

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The demand for an account of one’s acts; it includes accepting the consequences of those acts

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Subjective morality

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Moral standards that are not universal but are decided upon by the individuals involved

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Vincible ignorance

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Lack of knowledge for which a person is morally responsible due to lack of diligence

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Violence

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Coercion or the application of an external force against a person’s will

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Blessed

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As used in the Beatitudes, it means bliss- a reference to the ultimate happiness in heaven