Semester 2 Quiz 2 Flashcards
3 Parts of a Moral Act (first important)
The moral object
3 Parts of a Moral Act (second important)
The intention
3 Parts of a Moral Act (third important)
Circumstances
The moral object
the matter of our action - the “what” we do
-moral norms can be discovered by human reason and conscience
-most important element for judging morality
The intention
One’s choice of their will to do something
-looks at the “end: and reason/goal of an action
Circumstances
Who, what, when, where, how, why
-can increase/reduce the evil or goodness of an action
-a good why cannot make an intrinsically evil action a just one
What a consequence is not
1) A majority opinion
2) A feeling
3) A supergo
4) A gust instinct
5) A voice in our head
6) A myth
Conscience is
1) the basic principles of practical reason (reason that is concerned w/ action)
2)the application of these principles to a specific set of circumstances
3) our self evaluation of:
a) how we have carried out this application
b) whether we lived up to what we judged we ought to do
Conscience
involves us with utilizing our capacity to reason in order to respond about correct moral behavior
Natural Law v conscience
Natural law: makes known the objective and universal demands of the moral good
conscience: the application of this law to a particular case
synderesis
the basic capacity within the human person to understand value
moral science
the process of discovering the particular good to be done or the evil to be avoided
judgement
the specific determination of the good that one must do in a particular situation, has done in a past situation or will do in the future
synderesis
our innate knowledge of universal moral principles
simply: our capacity to understand “value”
our ability to perceive “good” and “evil”
