THE NATURE OF HUMAN ACTION Flashcards
it means CONSCIOUS doing
it means WILLINGNESS to do something
“ACTING”
it is the DOER of the act
it is the (moral) AGENT him/herself
“SUBJECT”
who is considered the “ACTING SUBJECT”
the human person
TWO KINDS OF ACTIONS (according to St. Thomas Aquinas)
HUMAN ACTION
ACTION OF MAN
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actions that are within our control actions performed knowingly, freely, and voluntarily using the faculties of intellect and will
HUMAN ACTION
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actions without knowledge of the intellect actions without the decision and influence of the will actions without deliberation and freedom actions that are involuntary
ACTION OF MAN
since we are capable of performing such actions, only __________ are considered moral actions (ACTING SUBJECTS)
human actions
man is ________ for his actions
responsible
the quality of the human act
MORALITY
CONSTITUENTS (ELEMENTS) OF HUMAN ACT
KNOWLEDGE
FREEDOM
VOLUNTARINESS
constituent of human act that refers to knowing what you are doing
KNOWLEDGE
constituent of human act that refers to freely performing the act with nothing holding you back
FREEDOM
constituent of human act that refers to the act being voluntary
VOLUNTARINESS
SOURCES OF MORALITY
OBJECT
INTENTION
CIRCUMSTANCE
if one of these sources of morality are morally bad, then what
the whole human act can be classified as immoral
express and serve as bases for one’s subjectivity
actions
we come to know ourselves and others in and through our ______________
conscious actions (decisions)
like St. THOMAS AQUINAS, WOJTYLA believes in _____________, which is the conscious action and something-happens-in-man (different directions but the same source in the dynamic subject)
HUMAN DYNAMISM
HUMAN DYNAMISM (vitality) is seen, realized and fulfilled in and through one’s _____
actions
recognizing and being aware that we are the doer and agent of an action
EXPERIENCE OF EFFICACY (WOJTYLA)
the capacity to produce an effect or result
EFFICACY
why are we a meaning-giving being?
as an efficient cause, we are responsible for our actions
is the awareness of the person of himself/herself as a subject
SUBJECTIVENESS
when one performs an act, they are not just conscious of their action, they are also aware of their _________
subjectivity
SUBJECTIVENESS is also called what
subjectivity
every action has a ____________ rooted in the value of the person, thus, has an INHERENT DIGNITY and VALUE
PERSONAL CHARACTER
for WOJTYLA, this fundamental value (PERSONAL CHARACTER) is called _________________ of the ACTION, or the very performance itself of the action by the person doing the act
PERSONALISTIC VALUE
for WOJTYLA, _______________ is the ability to move from the “I can” and “I need not” to
SELF-DETERMINATION
is an expression or decision coming from the acting person
“I WANT” or “I WILL”
the basis of distinction of human acts & acts of man
SELF-DETERMINATION
experiencing the moment of freedom, efficacy and of will is what
SELF-DETERMINATION
TWO ASPECTS OF SELF-DETERMINATION
SELF-POSSESSION
SELF-GOVERNANCE
this aspect of self-determination means that the person owns himself/herself
SELF-POSSESSION
this aspect of self-determination means that the person has command or control of himself/herself
SELF-GOVERNANCE
we become responsible for our actions since we are the ones who ________ them
determine
man’s personality is his/her own future _______ and is totally _________ for what he/she makes of him/herself
creation; responsible
_____________ means ACTING responsibly
AUTHENTIC EXISTENCE
_____________ means embracing FULL responsibility in all our decisions
AUTHENTICITY
_____________ means ABSOLUTE responsibility
AUTHENTIC FREEDOM
according to this philosopher, existence precedes essence
JEAN-PAUL SARTRE
a saying from a philosopher that means that when we are born, we have no essence yet, it is our duty to define ourselves
existence precedes essence
according to JEAN-PAUL SARTRE, freedom makes possible our individual essence and we cannot escape this freedom, thus we are _________ to be free because we cannot avoid responsibility
condemned
in existentialism, _________ is a phenomenon whereby human beings under pressure from social forces adopt false values and disown their innate freedom
BAD FAITH
to label is to deny ________ (BAD FAITH)
freedom
bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly
RESENTMENT
the ability to decide and choose for oneself
SELF DETERMINATION
man is the __________ AGENT of the act
EFFICACIOUS
man is ____ because he/she is not compelled by external factors
FREE
a term meaning “the master of oneself”
SUI JURIS
SUI JURIS means what?
“the master of oneself”
