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Freud- The super ego. |
The moral sense is imposed on the agent by external authority. Distinguishes between right and wrong and is internalised. Cannot be developed or changed without intervention. -Not responsible -Our authority tells us what to do -No free choice |
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Piaget- Moral sense develops over time |
Children go from making decisions based on consequences and punishment to autonomous morality. Use reason rather than following rules blindly. Constantly developed by the moral agent. -Responsible (use reason) -False sense of autonomy |
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Fromm- 'A reaction of ourselves to ourselves' |
The conscience judges what we do as humans. Evaluates our actions and is a form of introspection. -Responsible -Self Evaluation -Depends on what you've been taught |
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Cardinal Newman |
Conscience is intuitive- just know when something is right or wrong. When we follow conscience we are following divine law. God implants conscience, parents place the content in the individuals. Conscience is the empty vessel which God and humans work to fill. Filled with an innate sense of what is right and wrong. A way of detecting the truth. Conscience tells us that God exists because we feel obligate to do right, feel a sense of responsibility. Conscience- the supreme authority, can supersede the Pope. HUMAN CONSCIENCE IS THE VOICE OF GOD. |
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Butler |
We just know if something is right or wrong- through which, we become aware of a higher being- God. Any calm and cool person simply 'knows' what is right and wrong. We perceive by intuition what we should do. Carries authority. Conscience has supreme authority. |
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Aquinas- 'The mind of a man making moral judgements' |
Conscience is a use of reason in conjunction with syderesis (from God) and information that we learn to decide what is right and wrong. Not a special faculty in addition to our minds or a particular feeling. -Only responsible if conscience is educated. |
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Arguments against? |
Conscience or emotion? Why listen to conscience? Conflicting versions? |
