ELEMENTS OF A MORAL EXPERIENCE Flashcards
3 ELEMENTS OF A MORAL EXPERIENCE
The Moral Agent
The Act
Reason/Intention
A person acts and knows his acts.
Because he knows his acts, he knows that he is responsible for his actions.
A being of action
It enables a person to think, analyze and reflect.
His intellect enables him to know what is right or wrong and good or bad actions.
Intellect
It is the capacity to make choices and decisions.
It equips a person with the power to choose either good or bad and right or wrong actions
Freewill
It is his ______ that enables him to enjoy freedom to act or not to act and the freedom to choose what course of action to perform.
WILL
___________ is a system of codes that gives the world meaning and shapes the behavior of people
Culture
The Person as the only Moral Being
THE MORAL AGENT
