Theology
What are the three parts of Christ's ministry?
Teacher
Healer (Miracle Worker)
The Passion of the Christ
According to Aristotle, what is your essential nature?
What any thing has the potential to become.
According to Kant, what is the first Categorical Imperative?
Act only in such a way that the maxim of our action, or the principle governing our action, could be willed as universal law.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
What does Aristotle mean when he teaches: Justice is Honorific?
It means society has an interest in promoting civic goodness and holding it as a model of how society should behave. Society should/must honor good things so that these good things will be spread.
Describe Plato's concept of Being.
Being in Plato includes a non-material realm of unchanging, perfect, archetypal and intelligent Ideas.
To what extent is our obligation to help the poor according to the theology of the Church?
We are commanded by God to help the poor and vulnerable because they are made in God's image. How, or when, and how much is between the personal conscience of the individual and God.
What do Stoics mean by claiming to be compatiblists?
That believing in fate and free will are not contradictions, but a paradox that are somehow compatible.
According to Kant, what is the second Categorical Imperative?
We must always respect humanity in ourselves and others, by treating humans always as ends in themselves, and never merely as a means.
Love your neighbor as yourself.
The Roman Catholic Church recognizes not the right to exist, but what instead?
To enjoy, thrive, and lead a full life.
According to Stoicism, what is the only thing we have absolute control over?
Our will
While the Roman Catholic Church does recognize that governments have a right to police and enforce their borders, what does the RCC encourge when it comes to refugees, those seeking asylum, the poor, and those that are vulnerable in society?
The RCC stresses that we have an obligation to help them as much as possible.
What does Kant mean by the terms: Phenomena and Noumena
Phenomena: Objects as we experience them
Noumena: Objects as they exist in themselves
According to Aristotle, how do we know what is the right and moral thing to do? How does he say we should judge this?
The Golden Mean
The Greatest Good is the Greatest Happiness for the Greatest Number in society. What philosophy is this?
Utilitarianism
According to Aristotle, what are the two ways someone practices virtue?
1. By Habit
2. By the Intellect
According to the Roman Catholic Church, why do Christians have an obligation not to remain silent in the face of Islamophobia, Homophobia, or others having their rights slighted? Why should we fight against prejudice and reckless discrimination?
2-reasons from the lecture
1. They have a right and dignity not to be abused.
2. If society can demean and undermine their rights as human beings, this situation can easily happen to us.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
What does Kant mean by reason that is "a priori"?
Reason without any experience
Describe the concept of Freedom according to Deontology.
Freedom is NOT the ability to do whatever you want, but instead is the freedom that is free from passions, and being a slave to our addictions. Freedom is the ability to live a virtuous life that upholds the Categorical Imperatives.
Who said: "The State is bound to protect our rights, among which he says are Life, Liberty and Property."
John Locke
Name all four of the Greek Cardinal Virtues
Wisdom (Prudence)
Moderation (Temperance)
Justice (Fairness)
Courage
Why does the Roman Catholic Church and Social Contract Theory advocate the occasional sacrifice of your own rights? What is the purpose of doing this?
In sometimes sacrificing our rights, we allow others to enjoy their rights. In doing this, we create more opportunities for others to thrive and enjoy life as we do.
What do the Stoics mean by the term Sympathy.
It means living in accordance with nature. We should never deny what nature/fate gives to us, since it is for the good of the whole.
The Roman Catholic Church recognizes that the effort to insure Human Rights for all often leads to conflict – what 2-things does the church stress to solve these conflicts?
1. Discussion
2. Consensus on what is good for everyone (or, compromise)
According to Aristotle, what is the Final Cause, or "telos" of Justice?
Justice is fairness.
According to Deontology, where do strong ethics and a firm morality proceed from? In other words, what must be present in the individual, in order to be a moral person?
A Good Will