The Human Person
What is an identity?
A set of characteristics that define a person or a thing.
What is the difference between morals and ethics?
Morals are ones personal compass of right and wrong
Ethics are standard rules of conduct
Original Sin
Venial Sin
Mortal Sin
Cain asks God “Am I my brother’s keeper ?” to…
Rationalize away his responsibility to care for his brother
What is an transitive action?
Actions that shape the world around us
What was the centre of Jesus' moral teachings?
The Kingdom of God
A doctrine that goes over the control God has and how he has our destiny marked for us.
What is predestination?
What are the three senses of conscience?
conscience as a capacity, process, and judgement
a framework (set of questions) that help us examine human action
The Conceptual Framework of Action
What is the difference between exegesis and eisegesis?
Exegesis: reading out of the text
Eisegesis:reading into the text
What are the two types of acts of mercy and their purpose?
Corporal: material and physical needs of others
Spiritual: spiritual needs of others
What is an erroneous conscience
judges something incorrectly, when something is bad you think it is good and when it is good you think it is bad.
What are the three fonts of morality?
"seek the good and avoid evil"
Natural Law
What did Leibniz state in response to the justification of evil/God?
1. Limited Mind
2. Free Will
Rationalization
Stealing may be wrong sometimes, but large stores can afford it because they are making huge profits.
What are the four cardinal virtues?
Prudence
Justice
Fortitude
4. Temperance
Socrates view of what makes human morals
Morality of happiness
Virtue Ethics
It’s no big deal – everybody else does it.
Trivialization