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Intro to Morality
Theo IV
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What is objective morality? | The view that there are moral truths that exist regardless of people's opinions. There is one correct set of moral goods. WE can discover truth, but not make it up. |
| What is subjective morality? | The view that there are no moral truths. There are only opinions about morality. All opinions are equally valueless. We make up whatever truth they want. |
| What is a virtue? | A good habit. |
| What is a vice? | A bad habit. |
| What is grace? | Help from God to do anything good. God always offers it but we have to accept it. |
| Concupiscence | Man's constant temptation to sin. |
| What is Natural Law? | All knowledge humans can figure out on their own, through the use of their (God-given) intellect. Example: science, math, logic |
| Human are made up of... | body and soul |
| What are the three parts of the soul? | Intellect, Will, and Emotions |
| What is the job of the Intellect? | to know the Truth |
| What is the job of the Will? | to love or chose the Good |
| What is the job of the Emotions? | to attract us towards good and keep us away from what is bad |
| The four cardinal virtues | Prudence, Justice, Courage, Temperance |
| Prudence helps perfect which part of the soul? | the intellect |
| Justice helps perfect which part of the soul? | the will |
| Courage helps perfect which part of the soul? | the will |
| Temperance helps perfect which part of the soul? | the emotions |
| Prudence is... | good judgment |
| Justice is... | giving to others what they deserve |
| Courage is... | doing what is right even in the face of difficulty |
| Temperance is... | having control over our emotions (especially in regards to food, sex, and alcohol) |
| Sanctifying Grace | "our ticket to heaven" when we have it God is living inside of us |
| Actual grace | our "back up," temporary grace, it is offered to us when we need it and then it's gone. |
| What is True Freedom? | The ability to choose the good that God has planned for us. |
| What is False Freedom? | The ability to choose whatever you want. |
| Explain the relationship between knowledge and moral responsibility. | More knowledge = more responsibility Less knowledge = less responsibility |
| What is the conscience? | It is a part of the intellect that applies the moral law to specific situations in our life. It is an interior guide God gives to help us. |
| True or False. The conscience is just a feeling we have. | False, it comes from the Intellect not the Emotions, but sometimes our conscience also causes emotions like guilt if we did something wrong. |
| What happens if we don't form our conscience well? | It will make mistakes and help us make poor decisions |
| Is the conscience infallible (free from error)? | No it is fallible (can make mistakes) |
| What is vincible ignorance? | Is ignorance that we are responsible for, we should have known better, but were lazy about finding out the truth. |
| What is invincible ignorance? | Is ignorance that we are not responsible for. There is no reasonable way we could have known better |
| What is Original Sin? | The first sin of disobedience committed by Adam and Eve. |
| Freedom is for... | LOVE. God made us free so we could choose to give up our freedom in order to love, this is how we reach happiness |