Midterms Flashcards
It is a moral act depends on whether or not there is consent by the will
Human Acts
What are the 3 parts of human acts
Thought , Speech , Action
3 parts of acts freely choose
Knowing , free , voluntary
Knowing?
you understand it
Free?
no pressure, no barriers
Voluntary?
you want to do it
acts without knowledge and consent, not dependent on intellect and will
acts of man
Involuntary?
sneezing is a reflex action that occurs without conscious control in response
semi-deliberate?
you might feel yawn and do iy without fully considering the impact of the sound
Spontaneous
biglaan
acts of persons _____ or under hypnosis
asleep
reflex actions where the will has ?
no time to intervene
acts of performed under serious physical violence a ?
hostage obligated to do an evil action
since the will is constrained?
then it is not moral act which could be evaluated
human act is - involve throughout deliberation and
conscious decision making
acts of man is more immediate
instinctive or spontaneous responses
Morality?
not about usefulness, practically, pleasure. Not judge morality based on who. Pertains to the goodness or badness of action
notion of good?
a thing is good if it serves the purpose for which it was made
3 moral determinants?
affecting the moral quality of every human act either good or bad
object
the deep itself
primarily moral
determinant
morality depends primarily and fundamentally on the object rationally choosen by
the deliberate evil
object answers the question
what
3 categories of object
instrinsically evil, instrinsically good, neutral
intention/move
the reason why the act is performed
it resides in the?
subject
movement of the will toward the?
end
a person is first moved by some
motive or end
intention/motive answers the
why
