Module 2 Catholic Social Doctrine Flashcards
6 Great Ideas of Western Civilization-Mortimer Adler
How we judge the transcendals:
Truth-DOI
Beauty
Goodness-Happiness, DOI, Preamble
How we act:
Liberty-DOI, Preamble
Justice-DOI, Preamble, Con
Equality-DOI, Con
God
Boethius said humans are persons (god, angels, humans
Humans are like God in that we have
o Intellect-reasoning to attain the truth
o Volition-power to choose good or evil
• Catholic Social Doctrine
o Personal ethics-how we treat each other
o Social ethics-how we apply ethical standards to our associations
How we organize ourselves
- Civic organization: family, business, church, union, bowling league
- Economic organization-free market economy
- Political organization-republic, representative democracy
Types of Justice
• Commutative:
o The duty of fairness in exchange
• Distributive:
o What the community owes its members
• Legal:
o What we owe the community
Political
The church isn’t identified with the political community or bound to any political system.
Free Market
Institution of social importance because of its capacity to guarantee effective results in the production of goods and services
• Truly competitive market is effective at:
o Moderating excessive profits of individual businesses
o Responding to consumer’s demands
o Bringing about a more efficient use and conservation of resources
o Rewarding entrepreneurship and innovation
o Making info available so that it is really possible to compare and purchase products in an atmosphere of healthy competition
Principle of Participation
• The development of the person is only brought about through social interaction(working w/ others and interacting with others)
Principle of the common good
• Every aspect of social life must be related to if it is to attain its fullest meaning, stems from the dignity, unity, and equality of all people
Universal Destination of Goods
God intended the earth and all that it contains for the use of human beings and people
Preferential Option for the Poor
• The principle of the universal destination of goods requires that the poor, the marginalized and in all cases those whose living conditions interfere with their proper growth should be the focus of particular concern
The Principle of Subsidiarity
• The principle of subsidiarity states that larger entities should not assume roles and functions of smaller entities unless absolutely necessary
The Purpose of Government
- Promotion of the common good
* Governments required to actively participate in society to promote and ensure social justice and equality
