L1 Flashcards
remember the terms
an act which proceeds from the deliberate free will of man
Human Act (Actus Humanus)
these are man’s animal act of sensation (use of the senses) and appetition (bodily tendencies) done without advertence and the exercise of free choice
Act of Man (Actus Homonis)
It is to be noted that an act of man can become a human act by the _____ and ________of the agent
advertence (knowledge) ; consent (free will)
refers to the simple love of anything
Wish
Human acts are ______
moral acts
For human acts, man is _______ , and they are ______ to him, as worthy of praise or blame, of reward or punishment.
responsible; imputed
Human acts tend to _____ and ______ in man, which in turn, unite into his ______.
repeat; form habits; character
Thus, a man is _________________________.
what his human acts make him.
These are those that find their adequate cause in the will (the deliberate will) alone.
Elicited Acts
These are those that do not find their adequate cause in the will act but are perfected by the action of mental or bodily powers under orders from the will.
Commanded Acts
the first tendency of the will towards a thing, whether realizable or not
Wish
the purposive tendency of the will towards a thing regarded as
realizable , whether the thing is actually done or not
Intention
the acceptance by the will of the means necessary to carry out
intention
Consent
it is the further intention of doing what is necessary to realize the main
intention
Consent
the selection by the will of the precise means to be employed in
carrying out an intention
Election
the employment by the will of bodily or mental powers or both to carry
out its intention by the means elected
Use
the enjoyment of a thing willed and done
Fruition
the will’s act of satisfaction in intention fulfilled
Fruition
acts done by internal mental powers under command of the will
Internal Commanded Acts
acts effected by bodily powers under command of the will
External Commanded Acts
acts that involve the employment of bodily and mental powers
Mixed Commanded Acts
when human acts are in harmony with the dictates of right reason
Good
when human acts are in opposition with the dictates of right reason
Evil
when they stand in no positive relation to the dictates of reason
Indifferent
These refer to the essential elements or qualities for an act to be human
Constituents of the Human Acts
These qualities are knowledge freedom , and voluntariness
Constituents of the Human Acts
A human act proceeds from the deliberate will; it requires deliberation
Knowledge
_________ means ___________, or __________ in intellect of what one is about and what this means. ___________ means __________.
Deliberation & advertence; knowledge; Deliberation & knowledge
Thus, no ____________ is possible without _____________.
human act: knowledge.
Such an act is called a free act , thus, every human act must be
Freedom
A human act is an act determined (elicited or commanded) by the will and by nothing else.
Freedom
It is an act that is under control of the will, an act that the will can do or leave undone.
Freedom
A human act to be voluntary, or must have voluntariness, simply means it must be a will act.
Voluntariness
This is to say that there must be both knowledge and freedom in the agent or the doer of the action.
Voluntariness
This is to say that there must be both _________ and _________ in the agent or the doer of the action.
knowledge; freedom
Such an act is called a _________ , thus, every human act must be
free act
A __________ is an act determined (_________________) by the will and by nothing else.
human act; elicited or commanded
Constituents of the Human Acts
knowledge freedom , and voluntariness
( Example: effort to remember effort to control anger)
Internal
( Example: eating halo halo , writing your answers)
External
( Example: solving a Math problem)
Mixied
( Example: I do so long to see you tonight .
Wish
( Example : I will see you tonight .)
Intention
(If I will see you tonight, I consent to how really to see you .
Consent
(I will select riding my bike to see you tonight.
Election
(To actually see you, I will command my mental and bodily powers to
carry out my intention.
Use
(I will experience this the moment I will see actually see you.
Fruition
Human act, an act that proceeds from the _________ and __________ human being
knowing; freely willing
Act of Man, these are man’s animal act of __________ and __________ done without advertence and the exercise of free choice
sensation (use of the senses); appetition (bodily tendencies)
There are some acts that begin and are perfected in the will itself , and the rest begin in the will and are perfected by other faculties under control of the will
Acts Based on Complete/Adequate Cause
Human acts are either in agreement or disagreement with the dictates of reason, and this relationship constitutes the morality of human acts
Acts Based on the Relation of Human Acts to Reason
Human acts are either in ______________ or ____________with the dictates of reason, and this relationship constitutes the ___________ of human acts
agreement & disagreement; morality
