follow the dictates of one's conscience

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• conscience — conscienceless, adj. consciencelessly, adv. consciencelessness, n. /kon sheuhns/, n. 1. the inner sense of what is right or wrong in one s conduct or motives, impelling one toward right action: to follow the dictates of conscience. 2. the complex …   Universalium

• conscience — con•science [[t]ˈkɒn ʃəns[/t]] n. 1) the inner sense of what is right or wrong in one s conduct or motives, impelling one toward right action: to follow the dictates of conscience[/ex] 2) the complex of ethical and moral principles that controls… …   From formal English to slang

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• Coherence (The philosophy of) — Green, Bosanquet and the philosophy of coherence Gerald F.Gaus INTRODUCTION Along with F.H.Bradley (Bradley, F.H.), T.H.Green and Bernard Bosanquet were the chief figures in what is commonly called British idealism. Bradley is widely regarded as… …   History of philosophy