Moral Good and Evil as a Test for Human Souls: Elements of the Ethics of Conscience
Stanisław JUDYCKI
Department of Metaphysics, the Philosophy of Religion and Modern Philosophy, Institute of Philosophy, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Gdańsk, ul. Jana Bażyńskiego 4, 80-309 Gdańsk, Poland , Polandhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3586-846X
Abstract
The first part of the article is devoted to various understandings of ethics as a philosophical discipline. The second part considers the nature of conscience as the basis of knowledge about moral good and evil and distinguishes three layers of human conscience. The third part of the article concerns the concept of moral test, with the thesis being that God, the Creator, subjects all persons to a moral test of choosing between good and evil. In order for this type of moral test to take place, an “innate” ability to distinguish good from evil is necessary, which is conscience.
Keywords:
ethics, moral good and evil, conscienceJUDYCKI, S. (2025). Dobro i zło moralne jako próba dla dusz ludzkich. Elementy etyki sumienia. Ethos. Kwartalnik Instytutu Jana Pawła II KUL, 38(1(149). https://doi.org/10.12887/38-2025-1-149-06
Stanisław JUDYCKI
Department of Metaphysics, the Philosophy of Religion and Modern Philosophy, Institute of Philosophy, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Gdańsk, ul. Jana Bażyńskiego 4, 80-309 Gdańsk, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3586-846X
Department of Metaphysics, the Philosophy of Religion and Modern Philosophy, Institute of Philosophy, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Gdańsk, ul. Jana Bażyńskiego 4, 80-309 Gdańsk, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3586-846X
