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For me, the discussion of conscience contains the most exciting and challenging pages in Being and Time.
After the existential drama of Heidegger's notion of being-towards-death, why do we need a discussion of conscience?
Ockham's discussion of conscience, prudence, and the virtues indicates that he follows Scotus's turn towards discussing conscience in relation to the virtues.
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Interestingly, discussions of conscience and synderesis appeared in works on natural philosophy.
There are significant discussions of conscience among the Stoics if not before.
Whatever the influence of Seneca and St. Paul might be on subsequent discussions of conscience and synderesis, late medieval discussions of conscience derive from Peter Lombard's presentation of the concepts of conscience and synderesis in his Sentences.
It is their discussions of the virtues, practical wisdom, and weakness of will that form the critical backdrop to medieval discussions of conscience.
While it is unclear that Jerome meant to distinguish the two, the distinction plays a major role in late medieval discussions of conscience.
Particularly in these last two claims, Ockham exercised considerable influence on Reformation thinkers like Luther and Calvin in their discussions of conscience.
The terms of reference point to chapter four of the ALRC inquiry, which canvassed freedom of public discussion, freedom of conscience, academic freedom, artistic freedom, freedom of religious worship and freedom of the press.
Scotus offers very little explicit discussion of either conscience or synderesis.
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