Conscience Evaluation

Question 1

what is a more secular criticism of aquinas’ approach to conscience?

Answer 1

does not take into account the extent to which we are influenced by society

Question 2

what is a religious criticism of aquinas’ approach to conscience?

Answer 2

augustine, joseph butler and cardinal newman argue that conscience is not the human mind making moral decisions but instead comes more directly from god

Question 3

what are two possible criticisms of freud’s approach to conscience?

Answer 3

dismisses the idea of god without discussion

too great an emphasis of sexuality as underpinning every aspect of psychology