Catholic moral theology test wittschen

What does STA say a person needs to be truly happy

Be with God in intellectual and spiritual union

What are three parts of an action

Intention, object, and circumstances

What is natural law?

Moral laws that govern all of humanity

Are passions inherently good or bad? Why?

Emotions are good as long as they are shaped

What is a habit?

a repetitive act that a particular individual performs and leads to consistency in

What is the freedom of indifference

Free will to do whatever you want

What is freedom of excellence

Freedom to achieve good but has limits

What are the theological virtues?

Faith, hope, and charity

What is faith?

Pursuit of knowledge and prefects intellect and reason formed by reason. Trust

What is hope?

Prefects the will and believes that with god we can change issues

What is charity?

"Love" greatest theological virtue and also prefects the will. Reason we do things is to reflect back the love vid shows to us

What is conscience?

Internal guidelines that tell you what is right and wrong and how to act

community

We all are individuals within a community and all have unique gifts
God calls us to love everyone no matter what
Baptism brings us into Church community for the first time
Our talents aren't just from us and is a gift given by God
(Secular belief) community isn't as important as individuality
Not bad alone but shouldn't be our soul purpose

Personhood

Secular
People are living beings and must be conscious beings who can contribute to society
Christian
Not something we have a one moment we have it at all times
Everyone is a person and the body is just a vessel to the soul

Suffering

Never necessary
God doesn't want us to suffer it is not apart of God's plan but it is a part of life so it can't be eradicated
Try to come to understand it and learn from it - be a teacher to us
Secular
Medicine is an attempt to care for suffering
Doctors should be able to heal everything
All suffering should be eradicated and has no use
Christian
It can be learned from but should never be sought out
Gods healing is not done through doctors - dont have unfair expectations on modern medicine
Exercising the freedom of excellence

Consequentalism

an ethical system that determines the level of goodness or evil from the effect or result of an act, trued to find every solution

Deontological Ethics

system of decision-making that focuses on the moral principles of duty and rules, doesn't care about result or nuances

Right Ethics

Looks at entitlements of a being

Aristotle ethical theory

Our purpose is eudaemonia and to be with the unloveable mover
We must act ethically and follow rage doctrine of mean (choice between excess and deficiency)

Mill ethical theory

Cares about results not intention
Focus' on happiness and pleasure and actions
High and low happiness
Utilitarianism
Act : how much happiness will my actions create
Rule: if we adapt a rule how much happiness will it create

Kant ethical theory

Universalize actions and people are not an ends to a mean (self legislation)
Cares about intent and doesn't allow for circumstances
Internal obligations