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Made by an A* student. Concise and detailed revision sheet on key scholars’ views on conscience. Covers Freud, Durkheim, Fromm, Piaget, Fletcher, Aquinas, Newman, and Augustine, with evaluations and critical insights for AQA RS exams.

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Religious or
Scholar View of Conscience
Secular?
Believed that conscience is hearing the voic
whispering to us; because of its source, consci
Schleiermac
Religious always be obeyed without question taking prio
her everything else. In agreeance with Augustine. O
to conscience is obedience to God.
Conscience is not the innate voice of God
mind of man in making moral judgements'.
want to follow the synderesis rule. Two asp
conscience: Practical reason and distingu
between right and wrong. Defines vincible ig
a sinful decision that may have been avoided if an
Aquinas Religious had informed themselves with church teachings
invincible ignorance – A situation where the i
has made every effort to inform their conscience
the wrong decision. By informing one's conscie
scripture, Church teaching and reason, the con
moral reasoning can be improved.
Conscience is the God-implanted faculty
reflection. It is what distinguishes humans from
Butler Religious Hierarchical view of nature – 1. Conscience 2. P
reflection 3. Self-love 4. Basic instinctive

Conscience is the literal voice of God. It h

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