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Innate conscience Learning Objective: To understand Butler and Newman’s arguments about the conscience. H/W: 1. Revise conscience for test 2. Evaluate claims that conscience is the voice of God for 25th September Recap Write 5 key points about Freud’s view of the conscience Write 5 key points about Fromm’s view of the conscience Butler Who was he? What were his principles? What were his teachings? Butler’s view of conscience • Final moral decision maker • Conscience makes us focus on happiness of others and not ourselves • Determines & judges the morality of an action • Has ultimate authority • Ultimate intuitive judgements • Natural guide. • Put there by God so should be obeyed. • Humans influenced by self love & benevolence Newman’s view of conscience Following conscience means you follow a divine law Must do what is right even if a mistake Can be tensions between conscience & moral authority We feel answerable to & responsible to conscience Personal source of moral law