Midterm Vocab

Question 1

Golden Rule

Answer 1

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you/treat others as you want to be treated; heart of golden rule is switching places

Question 2

Subjectivism

Answer 2

Morality based on opinion or preference

Question 3

Conscience

Answer 3

Con-together

Science-knowledge

Question 4

Antecedent Conscience

Answer 4

Serves as a guide before taking action

Question 5

Consequent Conscience

Answer 5

After the act, takes the form of of peace for a good act and guilt for a sinful one

Question 6

Lax conscience

Answer 6

Conscience that is dulled and insensitive

Question 7

Principle of Double Effect

Answer 7

The condition when you may perform an act even when there is a bad side effect

Question 8

What are the 3 circumstances for PDE to apply

Answer 8

1. the act must be good in itself
2. the moral agent intends the good effect, not the bad effect
3. The proportion of benefits must equal or be greater then the harms

Question 9

Culpability

Answer 9

Degree of responsibility someone is held to for a moral action

Question 10

Prudence

Answer 10

Practical reasoning that helps achieve long term goals

Question 11

Temperance

Answer 11

Moderate appetites and desires

Question 12

Commutative Justice

Answer 12

Calls for fairness in exchange between individuals and private groups, idea of contrast and if you violate it then you are violating commutative Justice, numerical equality

Question 13

Distributive Justice

Answer 13

Sees to the distribution of goods of creation that god intends for all to use and share, meeting the bare minimum needs for other people, basic needs are met

Question 14

Jesus’ greatest Commandment

Answer 14

“Love god with all your heart, mind and soul and love your neighbor as yourself”