role of conscience in telling lies + adultery

Question 1

What would Aquinas say conscience would do in lying?

Answer 1

conscience would inform person that lying is irrational bc it conflicts w synderesis rule + P.P

Question 2

What exception circumstance might be offered in Aquinas’ view of conscience?

Answer 2

Mad axe murderer
Can tell an evasive truth

Question 3

How would Fromm view telling lies?

Answer 3

Authoritarian conscience: tells truth out of fear os society’s disapproval

Question 4

What does Freud say about lying?

Answer 4

Superego sometimes remains quiet bc some parents had no issue w lying

Question 5

What would Aquinas say about adultery?

Answer 5

Marrying a widow, not knowing her husband is still alive isn’t blameworthy
But adultery conflicts w synderesis

Question 6

What example might we use for Fletcher on the issue of adultery?

Answer 6

Mrs Bergmier

Question 7

What might Durkheim say about adultery?

Answer 7

In society, authority of God has declined so adultery rises
Society still disapproves of adultery

Question 8

What would Freud say about adultery?

Answer 8

Freud believed laws against adultery were used to keep society in check
Freud believes this prohibits our instinctive desire for gratification