Conscience

Explore theological and psychological perspectives on the nature and authority of moral conscience.

Aquinas' Conscience: Synderesis (Heaven, Divine Light) flowing to Conscientia (Practical Judgment)

Aquinas' Theological Approach to Conscience

Explore Aquinas' view of conscience as reason applying God's Natural Law, with synderesis (infallible foundation) and conscientia (fallible application), including the binding nature of conscience.

Freud's model: Iceberg (Conscious/Preconscious/Unconscious) and Superego/Ego/Id structure

Freud's Psychological Approach to Conscience

Explore Freud's psychological theory of conscience as the superego—an internalized system of parental rules formed through the Oedipus Complex, mediating between Id, Ego, and unconscious guilt.