THE BINDING FORCE OF CONSCIENCE IN ST. THOMAS AQUINAS

THE BINDING FORCE OF CONSCIENCE IN ST. THOMAS AQUINAS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title

Certification 

Dedication   

Acknowledgment

A Brief Profile of St. Thomas Aquinas 

Table of Contents 

CHAPTER ONE

1.0   INTRODUCTION 

1.1.   Background of the Study

1.2.   Statement of the Problem

1.3.   Aim of the Study

1.4.    Scope of the Study 

1.5.         Methodology of Research  

1.6.          Division of Work

CHAPTER TWO

2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW 

2.1. Views of Some Thinkers on Conscience 

2.1.1. Ancient   

2.1.2. Medieval

CHAPTER THREE

3.0. THE GENERAL CONCEPT OF CONSCIENCE   

3.1.   Synderesis and Conscience 

3.2.   Kinds of Conscience 

3.2.1. Conscience in Relation to Objective Morality 

3.2.2. Conscience in Relation to Judgment of Action

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0. AQUINAS’ NOTION OF CONSCIENCE 

4.1. The Binding Force of Conscience

4.2. The Problem of Error in Conscience 

CHAPTER FIVE

5.0. CRITICAL EVALUATION AND CONCLUSION 

5.1. Critical Evaluation 

5.2. Conclusion  

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