6.2 - Conscience - Aquinas or Freud?

Conscience as the activity of a God-given reason

• Aquinas

• Freud

• Both

• Neither

Does not include the idea of God at all in his account of the conscience

• Aquinas

• Freud

• Both

• Neither

The conscience as an individual making moral decisions

• Aquinas

• Freud

• Both

• Neither

Conscience as something other than the direct voice of God

• Aquinas

• Freud

• Both

• Neither

Understood the conscience to work on a more subconscious level

• Aquinas

• Freud

• Both

• Neither

The conscience as super-ego

• Aquinas

• Freud

• Both

• Neither

Argued the conscience enjoys making the person suffer

• Aquinas

• Freud

• Both

• Neither

Defined conscience as reason making moral judgements

• Aquinas

• Freud

• Both

• Neither

Argued the conscience can be shaped/educated

• Aquinas

• Freud

• Both

• Neither

Presents a theological understanding of conscience

• Aquinas

• Freud

• Both

• Neither