The role of conscience

Fletcher's understanding of conscience is different from traditional views

• The conscience is not something that exists inside us that directs us, but is a description of the process by which we respond to ethical issues
• 'There is no conscience; conscience is merely a word for our attempts to make decisions creatively, constructively, fittingly'
• The way the conscience functions is by looking forwards towards moral problems to solve

Fletcher rejects the idea of…