THE IMPEDIMENTS OF HUMAN ACTS

Question 1

As a rational being, man has the will to choose whether he/she acts according to what he/she thinks is morally good or bad

Answer 1

Moral Philosophy

Question 2

author of Moral Philosophy, emphasized that reason commends and approves good acts and disapproves and blames bad acts.

Answer 2

Rev. Charles Coppens, SJ

Question 3

The Modifiers of Human Acts

Answer 3

knowledge
freedom
voluntariness
Ignorance
Concupiscence
fear
violence
habit

Question 4

greatly affect the human act simply because if the agent or the person has a greater knowledge, freedom, and voluntariness, the person has a greater responsibility of the consequences of the act.

Answer 4

Modifiers

Question 5

is the lack or absence of knowledge.

Answer 5

Ignorance

Question 6

whether of the law or of the facts, is either vincible or invincible.

Answer 6

Ignorance

Question 7

refers to man’s strong tendencies toward the possession of something good or toward the avoidance of something evil.

Answer 7

Concupiscence

Question 8

is a lack of knowledge that could be avoided by using reasonable diligence in the situation.

Answer 8

Vincible ignorance

Question 9

is a Catholic theological term that refers to a state of being where someone is ignorant of the Christian message through no fault of their own.

Answer 9

Invincible ignorance

Question 10

It also pertains to passions that affect the voluntariness of one’s action.

Answer 10

Concupiscence

Question 11

is thinking something that is threatening or evil, and it prompts man to search for what is safe and good

Answer 11

Fear

Question 12

is an external force applied by a free cause (that is, by human beings) to compel a person to do something contrary to his will.

Answer 12

Violence

Question 13

are acquired simply by repetition of the same act.

Answer 13

Habits

Question 14

They can either be good or bad.

Answer 14

Habits