Conscience - Religious, Secular and Philosophical Views About Conscience

Religious, Secular and Philosophical Views About Conscience

Further information: Origins of morality and Morality

Although humanity has no generally accepted definition of conscience or universal agreement about its role in ethical decision-making, three approaches have addressed it.:

  1. Religious views
  2. Secular views
  3. Philosophical views

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