Conscience (Edexcel A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Fletcher: conscience is a ___ not a ___
Fletcher: conscience is a ___ not a ___
Verb, not a noun
What Fletcher's conscience decisions are based on
What Fletcher's conscience decisions are based on
Agape (love)
Fletcher: conscience is NOT the name of what?
Fletcher: conscience is NOT the name of what?
An internal faculty
Fletcher: conscience is NOT what kind of compass?
Fletcher: conscience is NOT what kind of compass?
A moral compass
Verb view of conscience means
Verb view of conscience means
Experiencing situation, not abstract reasoning
Conscience is moral reasoning about what?
Conscience is moral reasoning about what?
The most loving thing to do
Correct term for making moral decisions with conscience
Correct term for making moral decisions with conscience
Acting in good conscience
Fletcher: conscience is NOT what kind of voice?
Fletcher: conscience is NOT what kind of voice?
Inner voice with access to divine truth
Fletcher rejects Freud's view of conscience as
Fletcher rejects Freud's view of conscience as
Internalised parental value system
Fletcher: conscience is NOT a store of
Fletcher: conscience is NOT a store of
Reliable rules
Guilt uses ___ rules; conscience uses ___
Guilt uses ___ rules; conscience uses ___
Fixed rules; love
Conscience is a ___ not pre-programmed rules
Conscience is a ___ not pre-programmed rules
Process
Argument FOR Fletcher: conscience is flexible and ___
Argument FOR Fletcher: conscience is flexible and ___
Teleological
Argument FOR Fletcher: conscience ensures
Argument FOR Fletcher: conscience ensures
Autonomy
Argument AGAINST Fletcher: points away from
Argument AGAINST Fletcher: points away from
Universal morals