modifiers of human act Flashcards
the quality of goodness or badness of human act
morality
the rightness and wrongness of human acts as they conform or do not conform to standards
morality
not everything that a man does is (blank)
human act
actions done under the circumstances of ignorance, passion, fear, violence and habits
acts of man
human actions are influenced by factors called
impediments to human actions
these factors intervene and bar one’s actions from being human
impediments to human actions
they affect the qualityof human acts
impediments
lack or absence of knowledge in a person capable of knowing certain things
Ignorance
2 types of ignorance
invincible and vincible ignorance
type of ignorance that cannot be dispelled by ordinary diligence
invincible
causes of this type of ignorance may be impossible for the individual to remove his ignorance because they have no way of suspecting they are ignorant
invincible ignorance
they are unaware type of ignorance
invincible
type of ignorance that should be dispelled. agent could and should know
vincible
vincible ignorance can be cleared if one is (blank) enough
diligent
type of ignorance wherein u are aware and responsible
vincible
the person performing the act is liable of such acts, thus actions are praiseworthy and blameworthy
imputability of human act
this ignorance eliminates moral responsibility and culpability
invincible
this ignorance does not eliminate culpability but lessens it. “ignorance of the law excuses no one”
vincible ignorance
a mental agitation of disturbance brought about by the apprehension of some present or imminent danger
fear
the danger in fear may be imaginary or real
true
the types of fear
grave fear and slight fear
aroused by the presence of danger that is regarded by most people as serious
grave fear
judged to be serious by the one concerned
grave fear
aroused by a danger that is not serious. grave danger that is not probable
slight fear
types of slight fear
acts done with fear, acts done out of fear
type of fear wherein they have responsibility, its voluntary and they act inspite of fear
acts done with fear
type of fear wherein the person is not morally accountable for their decision and involuntary
acts done out of fear
(blank) are strong tendencies towards the possesion of something good or towards the avoidance of something evil
passions/concupscience
object of somebodys intense interest or enthusiasm or overpowering emotions or a sudden outburst of emotion
passion
passions are in themselves (blank) but if they are subject to the command of will and reason, then moral good and evil are in them
amoral
when ordered by the will to help man and woman in the practice of virtue
good
when used by the will to accomplish morally evil actions
bad
what are the types of passion>
antecedent, consequent,
Sorrow over the death of a friend is good because it empathizes with the bereaved family. Fear of getting drunk is good
true
Using courage to rob a bank.
bad
are those that precede an act. It may happen that a person is emotionally aroused to perform an act.
Antecedent
(blank) passions predispose a person to act.
antecedent
Arises spontaneously before the will controls the situation.
Sudden feelings of joy, hatred, pity, grief, anger, as reactionstonews ,objects, etc.
antecedent
Deliberately aroused by the will to ensure a more prompt and willing operation. Continuously brooding over an insult, attacks the enemy and kills him
consequent
those are said to be voluntary. the result of the will playing the strings of emotions. Thus a young man may deliberately arouse himself sexually by reading pornographic magazines
conqsequent
do not destroy freedom, but lessens freedom and hence the responsibility of the agent because it tends to blind judgment of the intellect and freedom of the will
antecedent
do not lessen voluntariness but may increase it because these passions are deliberately excited
consequent
An external force applied by someone on another in order to compel him to perform an action against his will.
violence
If one resists the violence as much as possible, the evil act to which one is forced is not (blank)
culpable.
inclination to perform some particular action acquired by repetition, and characterized by a decrease power of resistance and an increase facility of performance.
habit
Sometimes called second nature; something deeply embedded in an individual, but in grained by being acquired not being inborn. Repeated actions performed by the agent.
habit
in habit
(blank) disposes to god
(blank) disposes one to evil
virtue, vice
disposes to god
virtue
disposes to evil
vice
do not lessen the imputability of evil actions performed by force of habit if the habit has been recognized as evil and is freely permitted to continue.
evil habit
