Article Sidebar
Downloads
Metrics
Main Article Content
Abstract
While Conscience has been examined extensively in its different aspects, like in philosophy, psychiatry, neurophysiology, neuroplasticity, etc., conscience though it is an equally important aspect of human existence, remains an unknown to a great degree as an almost transcendental aspect of the human mind. It has not been examined as thoroughly as consciousness and largely remains a “terra incognita" for its neurophysiology, brain topography, etc. Conscience is part of a system of information that governs our experience and decision-making process. The article challenges the individualism and neutrality of modern moral conscience and looks at the types of conscience, which include Correct Judgement of the Conscience, Erroneous Conscience, Doubtful Conscience, and Perplex Conscience while arguing that dominant contemporary justifications of conscience in terms of integrity are inadequate without reintroducing these social and moral traits. Conscience is the first principle of moral development. A person is born into a family and a social environment, a society. As the person grows or develops physically, psychologically, and morally, the conscience also develops. Conscience, therefore, is the first principle of moral development This prompts a rethinking of the nature and value of conscience: first, by demonstrating that a morally-responsive conscience is neither a contradiction in terms nor a political absurdity; second, by suggesting that a morally-responsive conscience can be informed by the social world without being a mere proxy for social power or moribund tradition.
Keywords
Article Details
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
References
- Carroll, A. B., & Brown, J. A. (2018). Corporate social responsibility: A review of current concepts, research, and issues. Corporate Social Responsibility, 2, 39–69.
- Cherdymova, E. I., Afanasjeva, S. A., Parkhomenko, A. G., Ponyavina, M. B., Yulova, E. S., Nesmeianova, I. A., & Skutelnik, O. A. (2018). Student ecological consciousness as determining component of ecological-oriented activity. EurAsian Journal of BioSciences, 12(2), 167–174.
- Çınar, F., & Gündüz, M. (2023). A Study on the Correlation between the Perception of Conscience and the Moral Components of Conscience. European Journal of Education Studies, 10(1).
- Eyni, S., Mousavi, S. E., & Taghavi, R. (2023). Developing a causal model of nurses’ compassion competence based on professional self-concept and work conscience: The mediating role of self-efficacy (case study: Nurses in psychiatric ward of Ardabil hospitals). Current Psychology, 1–12.
- Heberle, A. E., Rapa, L. J., & Farago, F. (2020a). Critical consciousness in children and adolescents: A systematic review, critical assessment, and recommendations for future research. Psychological Bulletin, 146(6), 525.
- Heberle, A. E., Rapa, L. J., & Farago, F. (2020b). Critical consciousness in children and adolescents: A systematic review, critical assessment, and recommendations for future research. Psychological Bulletin, 146(6), 525.
- Karras, J. E., Ruck, M. D., Peterson-Badali, M., & Emuka, C. (2022). Being and becoming: Centering the morality of social responsibility through children’s right to participate in society. In Handbook of moral development (pp. 118–132). Routledge.
- Kokka, K. (2020). Social justice pedagogy for whom? Developing privileged students’ critical mathematics consciousness. The Urban Review, 52(4), 778–803.
- Kuurne, K., & Vieno, A. (2022). Developing the Concept of Belonging Work for Social Research. Sociology, 56(2), 280–296.
- Otaboevich, K. M. (2022). Legal fundamentals of developing ideological and ideological competence in students. World Bulletin of Social Sciences, 8, 96–100.
- Popa, N. (2022). Operationalizing historical consciousness: A review and synthesis of the literature on meaning making in historical learning. Review of Educational Research, 92(2), 171–208.
- Shavkatovna, R. G. (2021). Formation of Spiritual and Moral Attitudes of the Student’s Personality. Middle European Scientific Bulletin, 10(1).
- Thompson, C. J., & Kumar, A. (2022). Analyzing the cultural contradictions of authenticity: Theoretical and managerial insights from the market logic of conscious capitalism. Journal of Marketing, 86(5), 21–41.
- Yadav, V. K., Dasgupta, S., & Kumar, B. (2023). BR Ambedkar on the Practice of Public Conscience: A Critical Reappraisal. Journal of Human Values, 29(1), 24–32.
References
Carroll, A. B., & Brown, J. A. (2018). Corporate social responsibility: A review of current concepts, research, and issues. Corporate Social Responsibility, 2, 39–69.
Cherdymova, E. I., Afanasjeva, S. A., Parkhomenko, A. G., Ponyavina, M. B., Yulova, E. S., Nesmeianova, I. A., & Skutelnik, O. A. (2018). Student ecological consciousness as determining component of ecological-oriented activity. EurAsian Journal of BioSciences, 12(2), 167–174.
Çınar, F., & Gündüz, M. (2023). A Study on the Correlation between the Perception of Conscience and the Moral Components of Conscience. European Journal of Education Studies, 10(1).
Eyni, S., Mousavi, S. E., & Taghavi, R. (2023). Developing a causal model of nurses’ compassion competence based on professional self-concept and work conscience: The mediating role of self-efficacy (case study: Nurses in psychiatric ward of Ardabil hospitals). Current Psychology, 1–12.
Heberle, A. E., Rapa, L. J., & Farago, F. (2020a). Critical consciousness in children and adolescents: A systematic review, critical assessment, and recommendations for future research. Psychological Bulletin, 146(6), 525.
Heberle, A. E., Rapa, L. J., & Farago, F. (2020b). Critical consciousness in children and adolescents: A systematic review, critical assessment, and recommendations for future research. Psychological Bulletin, 146(6), 525.
Karras, J. E., Ruck, M. D., Peterson-Badali, M., & Emuka, C. (2022). Being and becoming: Centering the morality of social responsibility through children’s right to participate in society. In Handbook of moral development (pp. 118–132). Routledge.
Kokka, K. (2020). Social justice pedagogy for whom? Developing privileged students’ critical mathematics consciousness. The Urban Review, 52(4), 778–803.
Kuurne, K., & Vieno, A. (2022). Developing the Concept of Belonging Work for Social Research. Sociology, 56(2), 280–296.
Otaboevich, K. M. (2022). Legal fundamentals of developing ideological and ideological competence in students. World Bulletin of Social Sciences, 8, 96–100.
Popa, N. (2022). Operationalizing historical consciousness: A review and synthesis of the literature on meaning making in historical learning. Review of Educational Research, 92(2), 171–208.
Shavkatovna, R. G. (2021). Formation of Spiritual and Moral Attitudes of the Student’s Personality. Middle European Scientific Bulletin, 10(1).
Thompson, C. J., & Kumar, A. (2022). Analyzing the cultural contradictions of authenticity: Theoretical and managerial insights from the market logic of conscious capitalism. Journal of Marketing, 86(5), 21–41.
Yadav, V. K., Dasgupta, S., & Kumar, B. (2023). BR Ambedkar on the Practice of Public Conscience: A Critical Reappraisal. Journal of Human Values, 29(1), 24–32.