conscience discussion

• Is Conscience linked to reason or the unconscious mind?

  • AQUINAS - ratio is key moral decision making, humans use reason - links/ flows from reason
  • AUGUSTINE - inner voice of God directing people
  • FREUD - unconscious + preconscious mind, interplay between ID, ego + super-ego
• Does coexistence exist or is it an umbrella term covering various factors involved in moral decision making?

  • following the conscience - committing significant acts
  • conscientious objectors - civil disobedience
  • moral integrity linked to conscientious action
  • Augustine - conscience is a part of the human body
  • conscience is not simple