conscience Flashcards
st jerome
the spark of conscience power to distinguish good from evil
ratio
through reason we recognise certain precepts we ought to live by
divine gift from god, distinguishes us from animals
synderesis
directs us towards good and away from evil, a habit towards the good
strength of aquinas
thought processes involved when deciding whether an action is right or wrong, individual autonomy
freud
tripartite personality, superego incorporates values and morals from society during the phallic stage
superego
control the ids impulses such as sexual drives, pleasure principle
strength of freud
provides an explanation for feelings such as guilt due to these conflicts when we act against our conscience
vincible and invincible ignorance
invincible, cannot be overcome using ones reason, not morally wrong due to lack of knowledge
explains why people arrive at different moral conclusions
strength of freud
linked to augustines argument of human nature as inherently lustful
strength of aquinas
despite being religious links to secular views such as Piaget cognitive development that conscience is developed