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Lesson 3 - Modifiers of Human Acts Flashcards

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refer to things that may affect the human act’s essential qualities and thus lessen the moral character of the act and consequently diminish the responsibility of the agent

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modifiers of human acts

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Five modifiers of human acts

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Ignorance
Concupiscence
Fear
Violence
Habit

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it means the lack or absence of knowledge

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Ignorance

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3 classifications of ignorance

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Negative Ignorance
Privative Ignorance
Positive Ignorance

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the absence of intellectual knowledge in man

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Negative Ignorance

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Ex: A Philosophy teacher lacks knowledge about higher mathematics

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Negative Ignorance

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is the absence of knowledge that ought to be present

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Privative Ignorance

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Ex: A licensed civil engineer lacks knowledge about strength of materials

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Privative Ignorance

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the presence of a false knowledge. This is also called mistake or error

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Positive Ignorance

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Ex: Judging someone in the mall as an acquaintance but really is not due to poor eyesight.

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Positive Ignorance

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This talks about the thing which the agent may be ignorant about.

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Ignorance in its Object

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this refers to the ignorance of the existence of a duty, rule, or regulation.

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Ignorance of Law

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this refers to the ignorance of the nature or circumstances of an act as forbidden

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Ignorance of Fact

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It is also lack of knowledge that what one is actually doing comes under the prohibition of a known law

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Ignorance of Fact

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this is a lack of knowledge of the precise sanction affixed to the law

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Ignorance of Penalty

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This refers to the agent in whom ignorance exists

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Ignorance in its Subject

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This is ignorance that can be dismissed by the use of ordinary diligence

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Vincible Ignorance

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This results due to lack of proper diligence on the agent, and is his fault

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Vincible Ignorance

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This is also called culpable ignorance

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Vincible Ignorance

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if it be the result of total or nearly total, lack of effort to dispel it

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Crass (stupid/gross) Ignorance

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if some efforts were done but not preserving and whole-hearted effort, be unsuccessfully used to dispel it

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Simply vincible

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if positive effort is made to retain it

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Affected ignorance

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This is ignorance that ordinary and proper diligence cannot dispel

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Invincible Ignorance

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This is also called inculpable ignorance

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Invincible Ignorance

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____ is not the fault of the agent

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Invincible Ignorance

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Degrees of Invincible Ignorance

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a. Physically Invincible
b. Morally Invincible

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ignorance if no human effort can dismiss it

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Physically Invincible Ignorance

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ignorance if it would be extremely difficult to dismiss it even with the aid of some good and prudent men

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Morally Invincible

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This refers to acts performed while ignorance exists

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Ignorance in its Result

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it is that which precedes all consent of the will

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Antecedent Ignorance

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it is that which accompanies an act that would have been performed even if the ignorance did not exist

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Concomitant Ignorance

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An act done in concomitant ignorance is voluntary or non-voluntary?

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Non-voluntary

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it is that which follows upon an act of the will

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Consequent Ignorance

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The will may directly affect it or crassly neglect to dispel it

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Consequent Ignorance

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An act, in so far as it proceeds from invincible ignorance, lacks voluntariness, is not a human act, and is not imputable to the agent

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Invincible Ignorance Destroys the Voluntariness of an act

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The agent has knowledge which bears indirectly upon the act which he performs in ignorance, and the act has, in consequence, at least indirect voluntariness, and is a human act imputable to the agent

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Vincible Ignorance Does Not Destroy the Voluntariness of an Act

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While vincible ignorance does not destroy the voluntariness of an act, it lessens voluntariness and diminishes the responsibility of the agent.

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Vincible Ignorance lessens the voluntariness of an act

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Despite the bad will which it implies, it is still lack of knowledge, direct and perfect, and lessens the voluntariness of the act that proceeds from it

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Affected ignorance in one way lessens and in another way increases voluntariness

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If being deliberately fostered to serve as an excuse for sin against a law, it shows the strength of the will’;s determination to persist in such sin, thus, increases the voluntariness of an act that proceeds from it

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Affected ignorance in one way lessens and in another way increases voluntariness

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It refers to those bodily appetites or tendencies, which are called passions (love, hatred, joy, grief, desire, horror, hope, despair, corage or daring, fear, and anger)

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Concupiscence

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Concupiscence can be classified into:

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a. Antecedent
b. Consequent

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when these passions spring into action unstimulated by the will-act

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Antecedent Concupiscence

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Ex: the automatic feeling of awe over a wonderful scenery

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Antecedent Concupiscence

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when these passions are directly or indirectly stirred up or fostered by the will

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Consequent Concupiscence

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Ex: getting angry on the teacher retained for a long time

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Consequent Concupiscence

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It is the shrinking back of the mind from danger

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Fear

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It is the anxiety or worry of mind (from slight disturbance to actual panic) brought about by the apprehension of imminent or coming evil

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Fear

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Types of fear

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a. From Fear
b. With Fear

49
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when actions are done caused by fear

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From Fear

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Ex: when a student cheats because he is afraid of failing

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From Fear

51
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when fear is the accompanying circumstance in doing an act

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With Fear

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Ex: A student cheating is afraid of being caught.

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With Fear

53
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It is the external force applied by a free cause (that is, human beings) for the purpose of compelling a person to perform an act which is against his will

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Violence

54
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This refers to operative habit, which is a lasting readiness and facility, born of frequently repeated acts, for acting in a certain manner

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Habit

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