On Veritatis Splendor by Fr. Joseph Koterski: 8. Two Senses of Autonomy

This lecture concentrates on Pope John Paul II’s treatment of freedom in relation to the moral law and to the conscience. In order to correct the notion that human beings are free to decide on what the standards of morality should be, the encyclical emphasizes that human beings should discern what the God-given laws of morality are (not claim to decide what they are). This discernment comes through understanding (1) what God has revealed (e.g., by studying the texts of Scripture about the commandments or about sin and virtue) and (2) what human nature discloses about the natural moral law. The proper area for decision is about our choices (what we decide to do and what we decide to avoid doing), not about the moral standards by which our choices are to be evaluated. 

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