Theology 11 Unit 3 Study Guide

Limitations to Freedom

Personal, Addiction

Freedom of Indifference

Desires freedom from rules

Freedom for Excellence

Desires freedom for human flourishing

Conscience

A judgment of reason about the rightness and wrongness of human actions

Erroneous judgment

Knew what was right, chose not to do it

Culpable ignorance

Didn’t know what to do, because of own choices

Invincible ignorance

You didn’t know the right thing to do and had no way of knowing

Sound conscience

Commits sin, feels guilty

Lax conscience

Commits sin, doesn’t feel guilty

Scrupulous conscience

Doesn’t commit sin, feels guilty

Law (memorize word for word)

An ordinance of reason promulgated by authority for the common good

Eternal Law

Laws of the universe by the creator - Gravity

Natural Law

Part of eternal law, for human behavior - Should not kill

Divine Law

Laws God has revealed through human scripture

Human/Civil Law

Laws created by human societies to govern behavior within community

Identify the four categorical propositions (AEIO)

• A Statements: All S is P

• E Statements: No S is P

• I Statements: Some S is P

• O Statements: Some S is not P

Affirmative

Positive, Affirmo = I affirm, A (All S is P) & I (Some S is P) Statements

Negative

Negative, Nego = I negate, E (No S is P) & O (Some S is not P) Statements

Categorical Propositions: Quality and Quantity