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Conscience - Coggle Diagram

- - - - The idea that conscience stems from our own self awareness, and looking at how we treat other people, and our self evaluation of our actions.
  - - - Superego = moral controls and ideas absorbed from societal norms and parental authority.
      - Vincible ignorance - lack of knowledge which the person could have done something about - if poeple do the wrong thing due to ignorance due to something they could of found out, then they are at fault.
        
        Invincible ignorance - people act in good faith and follow their consciences but get things wrong due to ignorance of facts they would be unable to learn that facts - they cant be blamed for this.
      - Id = our unconscious self which contains basic desires and drives
      - Ego = our conscious self, acts as a mediator for our id and superego.
      - Guilt comes from when we ignore our conscience and superego.
    - - Internalised fear of authority leading to an obedient form of super morality.
  - - - Conscience is something which develops over time at fixed stages
        
        As we grow, our ability to think abstractly develops, and so we develop a more 'autonomous' morality that draws on social norms and an appreciation of consequences. It is autonomous as we can think through the consequences ourselves.
      - We have low morality in childhood which develops over time
- - - - Synderesis principle: human beings have a fundamental grasp of right and wrong. He conceived Synderesis as a habitual knowledge. For Aquinas, conscience is the consideration of a moral dilemma in light of one's moral knowledge. Conscience is not intuitive but a 'rational power' as it is not found in animals and allows a level of human reason and practical wisdom, therefore is a more rationalist approach.
      - Definitions
        
        synderesis - an innate knowledge of human nature and primary precepts through practical reason
        
        conscientia - deriving secondary precepts, and applying them
        
        prudence - the virtue of right-reasoning in moral matters, balancing ours and others' needs
        
        Ratio = the idea that humans have reason because they're made in God's image.