first test Flashcards
the 4 words that speak about the outcome of something
End/Goal/Meta/Telos
What was the 1st Catechism of the United States?
The Baltimore Catechism
What was the quote that is tied with 1st catechism?
“the goal is to know, love and serve God in this life so as to be happy with Him forever in the next”
What is Morality? What type of term is it?
Morality is leading a good life out of fear of punishment or reward.
This is a theological term.
What is Ethics? What type of term is it?
Ethics means living a goodlife because it is the proper thing to do.
This is a philosophical term.
explain the 3:7 ratio in the 10 commandments.
The first 3 commandments represent our vertical relationship with God,
but the remaining 7 commandments represent our horizontal relationship with our neighbors.
What are the 3 components of every Moral Act?
Object, Intention, and Circumstance
What are the 4 Cardinal Virtues?
Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, and Temperance
What does Prudence literally mean?
to put on God
The question Temperance asks us
doesn’t ask us what we want, rather asks us what we need.
Another term for Justice
fairness
Another term for Fortitude
courage
What are the 3 Theological Virtues?
Faith, Hope, and Love
What is Objective Morality?
concept that truth exists regardless of any intention or circumstance
what is Subjective Morality?
concept that truth is contingent upon intentions and circumstance.
What is another term for subjective morality?
Moral Relativism
What is Relativism?
when my truth is different than your truth.
Which group of people are deemed as Moralistic?
Pharisees