Conscience Key Words

Question 1

Telos

Answer 1

Goal

Question 2

Synderesis rule

Answer 2

Human nature has an innate bias towards good

Question 3

Synderesis

Answer 3

Innate knowledge of the primary principles of moral action

Question 4

Conscientia

Answer 4

The practical application of morality (synderesis in action)

Question 5

Ratio

Answer 5

Reason

Question 6

Apparent goods

Answer 6

Actions that appear good to someone engaged in faulty reasoning

Question 7

Invincible ignorance

Answer 7

A situation where a person could not have known better so cannot be blamed for their action (e.g. another man’s wife)

Question 8

Vincible ignorance

Answer 8

A situation where a person could have known better so they are responsible for their action

Question 9

Id

Answer 9

Our unconscious animalistic desires

Question 10

Ego

Answer 10

The part of the brain that mediates between the id and superego

Question 11

Superego

Answer 11

The part of the brain that makes behave in accordance to the moral standards that we have internalised from our parents and society

Question 12

Heteronomous morality

Answer 12

Piaget’s idea that young children’s morality is enforced by outside influences (fear of punishment/reward)

Question 13

Autonomous morality

Answer 13

Piaget’s idea that, at around 11 years old, children develop their own idea of morality from within themselves

Question 14

Piaget

Answer 14

Developed Freud’s ideas on the conscience and Piaget’s ideas are widely accepted in psychology

Question 15

Freud’s view on guilt

Answer 15

Freud believed that guilt was caused by the inner turmoil of trying to follow your superego instead of your id. This guilt makes us do bad things

Question 16

Aquinas’ view on guilt

Answer 16

Only actions done with vincible ignorance cause guilt