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Morality
A set of values and principles that guide one's choices between right and wrong.
Three Approaches to Justice
Maximizing welfare, maximizing virtue, and respecting liberty.
Conscience
The general ability to know right and wrong.
Values
Principles or standards about what is important in one's life.
Imago Dei
Latin for 'image of God', emphasizing that humans are created in God's likeness.
Habits
Regular patterns of behavior
Original Holiness
The original state of grace before the fall of man.
Virtue
A good habit that enables someone to act according to moral good
Original Sin
The state of sin inherited by all humanity as a result of Adam and Eve's disobedience.
Vice
A bad habit or inner readiness to accomplish immoral actions.
Moral Realism
The belief that morality is based on something (i.e. God)
Moral Relativism
The view that morality is dependent on human society and culture.
Love
Living with faith and hope, often involving sacrifice for others.
Ends
The outcomes or results of a person's actions.
Will
The sum of one's desires and intentions.
The Principle of Double Effect
A moral principle stating that evil ends can not be justified by good objects in the best possible circumstances
The Cardinal Virtues
The four principal virtues: justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude.
Justice
The moral principle of giving everyone what they are owed.
Prudence
The virtue of good decision-making.
Temperance
The practice of moderation in all things.
Rights
Fundamental things that all individuals must have to live as God intended.
Positive/Negative Rights
Positive rights require action from others, while negative rights require others to abstain from interfering.
faith
trust in others, trustworhy, and loyalty
hope:
expecting open future, change if possible
theological virtues
living in faith, hope and charity
objects
intention behind action
circumstances
what actually happens
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