Freedom and Moral Act Flashcards
ACTS THAT PROCEED FROM REASON AND FREE WILL
HUMAN ACTS
/PERSONAL ACTS
ACTIONS WHICH ARE PERFORMED WITHOUT THE INTERVENTION
OF THE INTELLECT AND THE FREE WILL
ACTS OF MAN
THEY COMPRISE ALL SPONTANEOUS,
BIOLOGICAL AND SENSUAL PROCESSES
ACTS OF MAN
INDELIBERATE, INVOLUNTARY, NOT FREE, NOT UNDER ONE’S CONTROL, AND BEYOND THE MIND AND WILL
ACTS OF MAN
More Examples: falling in love crying beating of the heart digestion actions of a child who has not come to the use of reason actions while asleep all spontaneous reactions actions of (really) drunken person
ACTS OF MAN
CONSTITUENT PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN ACTS (Essential Conditions)
Knowledge
Freedom
Voluntariness
is the ability to act without restraint.
Freedom
In the context of internal control, it is also known as self-determination, individual sovereignty, or autonomy
Freedom
is a will-act,
wherein there must be both the knowledge and freedom in the agent.
Voluntariness
the consequent act whenever an act proceeds from the will
without deliberation
not free
the consequent act whenever there is deliberation in the understanding
free
DETERMINANTS/Sources OF MORALITY
- THE OBJECT / THE ACT ITSELF
- CIRCUMSTANCES
- THE END INTENDED BY THE AGENT / INTENTION
It is the primary source for the judgment of an action
The action or the deed itself
The matter of human act
The object chosen is a good toward which the will deliberately directs itself.
THE OBJECT / THE ACT ITSELF
THE CONDITIONS OUTSIDE THE ACT (not part of the act)
CIRCUMSTANCES
7 circumstances
The Circumstance of Person The Circumstance of Place The Circumstance of Time The Circumstance of Manner The Condition of the Agent The Circumstance of the Thing Itself The Means
- refers to the doer (agent) of the act and the receiver or person to whom the act is done.
Circumstance of PERSON
- Refers to the particular space or locality where the act is done or performed
Circumstance of PLACE
- Refers to the exact or definite moment or hour when the act is performed.
Circumstance of TIME
Refers to the WAY THE AGENT manage to do his act.
Circumstance of MANNER
“In what condition was the agent when he/she performed the act how did the agent do the act?”
“was the agent ignorant or influenced by fear, habits, emotions, etc.?”
Condition of the AGENT
Denotes the special quality of the object
Circumstance of the THING ITSELF
“By what means?” and “By whose help?”
Circumstance of The MEANS
It is the objective of the act
The reason or the intention for doing an act.
THE END INTENDED BY THE AGENT / INTENTION
THE REASON FOR WHICH THE AGENT UNDERTAKES THE ACT
The movement of the will toward the end
It is an essential element to the moral evaluation of an action
THE END INTENDED BY THE AGENT / INTENTION
An act which is good in itself and is done for a good end
doubly good
An act which is bad itself and is done with a bad end
doubly bad
An act which is good itself and is done with a bad intention
bad
An act which is bad itself and is done with a good end
bad
An indifferent act which is done for a good end
good