THE BINDING FORCE OF CONSCIENCE IN
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
Title … … … … … … … … … … … … … … i Certification … … … … … … … … … … … … ii
Dedication … … … … … … … … … … … … iii
Acknowledgment … … … … … … … … … … … iv
A Brief Profile of St. Thomas Aquinas … … … … … … ... v
Table of Contents … … … … … … … … … … ... vii
1.0 INTRODUCTION … … … … … … … … … 1
1.1. Background of the Study … … … … … … … … 3
1.2. Statement of the Problem … … … … … … … 4
1.3. Aim of the Study… … … … … … … … … 5
1.4. Scope of the Study … … … … … … … … 6
1.5. Methodology of Research … … … … … … ... 6
1.6. Division of Work … … … … … … … … ... 7
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW … … … … … … … … 8
2.1. Views of Some Thinkers on Conscience … … … … … … 8
2.1.1. Ancient … … … … … … … … … … 8
2.1.2. Medieval … … … … … … … … … … 11
CHAPTER THREE
3.0. THE GENERAL CONCEPT OF CONSCIENCE … … … 17
3.1. Synderesis and Conscience … … … … … … … ... 21
3.2. Kinds of Conscience … … … … … … … … … 23
3.2.1. Conscience in Relation to Objective Morality … … … … 24
3.2.2. Conscience in Relation to Judgment of Action … … … … 28
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0. AQUINAS’ NOTION OF CONSCIENCE … … … … 30
4.1. The Binding Force of Conscience … … … … … … … 37
4.2. The Problem of Error in Conscience … … … … … … 41
5.0. CRITICAL EVALUATION AND CONCLUSION … … … 46
5.1. Critical Evaluation … … … … … … … … … 46
5.2. Conclusion … … … … … … … … … … 57
BIBLIOGRAPHY … … … …
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