Conscience Formation through Relationship in Augustine's Ethics
Conscience formation through relationship in Augustine's ethics operates on the ontological principle that moral subjectivity is constituted by interpersonal communion rather than isolated rational deduction. This theory posits that the human will undergoes a transformative actualization when aligned with relational love (*caritas*), defining conscience not as an internal algorithm but as a dynamic capacity for truth derived from connection to the Divine and neighbor. Situated within Patristic moral theology, this framework establishes that ethical agency emerges strictly through reciprocal recognition between created beings under God's providence.
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Conscience formation through relationship in Augustine's ethics operates on the ontological principle that moral subjectivity is constituted by interpersonal communion rather than isolated rational deduction. This theory posits that the human will undergoes a transformative actualization when aligned with relational love (*caritas*), defining conscience not as an internal algorithm but as a dynamic capacity for truth derived from connection to the Divine and neighbor. Situated within Patristic moral theology, this framework establishes that ethical agency emerges strictly through reciprocal recognition between created beings under God's providence.
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