Exam Flashcards
Magisterium
the official teaching office of the Church
eschatological ethics
based on beliefs about the end of times
focuses on living in preparation for God’s kingdom
encourages hop faith and love
emphasizes moral actions in light of final judgment
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Parousia
second coming of Christ,getting ready for when christ comes back
Interiority
aligns w intentions of god kingdoms
Conversion
change of heart and turning towards god, Saul to St. Paul
Love
selfless care for others, modeled after God’s love
ethics
is the major principle that governs a person’s behavior or the conduct of an activity
Morals
the principle concerning the distinction between right and wrong
Aristotle
Teleological ethics (purpose driven)
Kant
Deontological ethics (duty driven)
Levinas
an ethics of face
Aristotle’s Doctrine of the Mean
happiness and virtue, moral virtue is found in the balanced midpoint
Determinism
The view that our behaviour is predetermined by other causes
conscience
a voice that calls us “to love and to do what is good and to avoid evil
Superego
The commands of the superego are fear-driven and come from other people (ie. external).
Three senses of Conscience
as a capacity or the ability to recognize right from wrong
as an active process of moral reasoning
as a judgment
Principle of Double Effect
situations where an action may have both positive (intended) and negative effects (unintended
Intelligible Goods
things we pursue that are known through our intellect, such as truth, friendships, life
St. Thomas Aquinas
God is ultimate good, blessedness found in a loving vision of God
Sensible Goods
things we pursue that is desired by what we now through sensation (sense, smell, taste, sound → basically our senses)
seven basic human intelligible goods
motivating principles of everything we do and known through intellect, not senses
Prudence
(vice: folly)The ability to reason well in moral-decision making.
Temperance
(vice: gluttony)The ability to remain moderate in the exercise of emotions.
Fortitude
(vice: fear)The ability to remain courageous in the face of life’s difficulties.
Justice
(vice: injustice)
The ability to act well in relation to others.
moral absolutism
no room for argument. what is wrong is wrong doesn’t matter the circumstance
moral relativism
circumstantial. some moral decisions are debatable depending on intention
human rights
one is entitles by virtue of being created in the image of god
legal rights
given to people by the government
