Semester 2 Vocab Quiz 1 Flashcards
The standards or norms held by a particular group of people concerning GOOD and EVIL, what constitutes RIGHT and WRONG behavior, it is not static.
Morality
The Inquiry into, or the investigation of the subject matter of morality, or the study of how to act in morally good ways.
Ethics
Study of the ends/goals of things
Teleology
Pertaining to Character
Ethikos
Disposition to a certain kind of life
Character
The study of what God has revealed to humanity about how to live a moral life.
Moral Theology
A systematic endeavor to understand moral concepts and to justify moral principles and theories.
Moral Philosophy
The capacity to acquire knowledge, evaluate decisions, foresee possible consequences, and draw conclusions
Reason
Refers to God’s self disclosure to humans pertaining to those things which God wants humanity to know.
Divine Revelation
The rational participation of mankind in the Eternal Law
Natural Law
The law by which creation is ordered and directed to its final end. The source of all laws.
Eternal Law
Stable disposition of the intellect and will to the Good.
Virtue
Virtues concerned with God and humanity’s share in the Divine Life
Theological Virtues
“Hinge”, concerned with the connection to the community
Cardinal Virtues
The full actualization of any being’s potential, or achievement of perfection.
The Good
