Mr.C Quiz 1 Flashcards
Morality guides a person to…
1) Have proper knowledge of what is good v evil. 2) knowledge of truth. 3) A life that points to the ultimate end.
Good
Something moral/righteous
Evil
Privation/absence of good
Truth
Something objectively true; unchanging
Morality is having a life that recognizes the basic _________ of a person.
Dignity
Imago Dei
Image of God
Dignity
Humans possess a dignity that cannot be revoked; The dignity of being made in the image and likeness of God.
Truths about the Human Person
Humans…
1) Possess an immortal soul and are capable of reason.
2) are intelligent and intelligible
3) Have the gift of free will
4) Have a supernatural end (natural beings)
End
Purpose
Human Desires
Survival, Generation, Food and Drink, Pleasure, Possessions, Happiness
Perversion
To use something for something it is not made or intended for
Where do human desires come from
Our creator
Vocation
Your calling (we are called to eternal happiness in heaven w/God)
Vocare
“To call”
(b)eatitiude
Eternal happiness; heaven; face of God