4. Ideas of Interest from Moral
Philosophy by Hubbard Winslow
1. According to Winslow, what is “the exclusive
dominion of conscience”?
2. How does Winslow characterize the two
elements of conscience? How are these
psychological elements related?
3. What is the distinguishing faculty of conscience
according to Winslow?
4. Discuss Winslow’s three main functions of
conscience
5. According to Winslow, what is “the exclusive dominion of
conscience”?
He states the analogy: conscience is to moral truth
6. How does Winslow characterize the two
elements of conscience? How are these
psychological elements related?
• The two psychological elements are
the cognitive and the motive
7. What is the distinguishing ability of conscience according to
Winslow?
• The distinguishing feature of conscience from all other
dispositions of the self is the unique feelings of every
personal.
8. Discuss Winslow’s three main functions of
conscience
• (1) the impulse to do (what we believe to be
what's) right and avoid (what we believe to be
what's) wrong.
• (2) the unique delightful feeling of approval
when we have acted in accordance with duty.
• (3) the unique feeling of remorse or guilt
when we fail to do our duty (it we are rightly
taught at home).
