Conscience (OCR A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Aquinas' def. of conscience
Aquinas' def. of conscience
Aquinas: Application of knowledge to activity
Ratio in Aquinas' thought
Ratio in Aquinas' thought
Reason placed in us by God; reason in practice
Synderesis
Synderesis
Inclination to do good and avoid evil
Sensuality in Aquinas' terms
Sensuality in Aquinas' terms
Temptation towards evil
Conscientia
Conscientia
Act arising from ratio applied to synderesis
Invincible ignorance
Invincible ignorance
Ignorance we cannot be blamed for, not easily overcome
Vincible ignorance
Vincible ignorance
Ignorance easily overcome; we are blamed for it
Anonymous Christians
Anonymous Christians
Good people who never learned of Jesus/God but can be saved
Erring conscience
Erring conscience
Believing one is right when one is not; conscience in error
3 functions of conscience (Aquinas)
3 functions of conscience (Aquinas)
Witness, Bind & Incite, Accuse/Torment/Rebuke
Is conscience fallible for Aquinas?
Is conscience fallible for Aquinas?
Yes, fallible. Errors occur in conscientia (applying principles)
Fletcher's critique of Aquinas on conscience
Fletcher's critique of Aquinas on conscience
Right/wrong is situational (moral relativism)
Karl Barth's critique of Aquinas
Karl Barth's critique of Aquinas
Too much emphasis on corrupted reason
Augustine's view of conscience
Augustine's view of conscience
Has divine authority; disobeying it is disobeying God
Newman's view of conscience
Newman's view of conscience
God's intuition; detector of truth; divine & infallible