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ABSTRACT

In the study of morality, the idea of conscience has served as the cornerstone for the goodness of an action. Aquinas was essential in elucidating the idea of conscience and the associated theoretical issues in this work, titled The Notion of Conscience. Aquinas is given the responsibility of synderesis, primarily a cognitive role. He maintained that people have an unshakeable sense of what is morally right and evil at their core. Synderesis and natural law were related by Aquinas, who associated the fundamental principles of natural law with the earliest practical principles, of which synderesis is the habit. Aquinas held that whether an act is generally good, wicked, or indifferent has no influence on whether an errant conscience binds or disbinds. Acting against one's conscience is always wrong, according to Aquinas, because of the binding nature of conscience. The expository method of conscience created by Thomas Aquinas is the foundation of this study project. Findings showed that conscience is crucial to determining if an act is good. In order to create a wellbalanced society that promotes decent living, this research study aims to explain the fundamental significance of conscience as a motivating force. Acting against one's conscience, in Aquinas' view, is always wrong because of the binding nature of conscience, whether one is right or wrong.