THE NATURE OF HUMAN ACTION

Question 1

it means CONSCIOUS doing

it means WILLINGNESS to do something

Answer 1

“ACTING”

Question 2

it is the DOER of the act

it is the (moral) AGENT him/herself

Answer 2

“SUBJECT”

Question 3

who is considered the “ACTING SUBJECT”

Answer 3

the human person

Question 4

TWO KINDS OF ACTIONS (according to St. Thomas Aquinas)

Answer 4

HUMAN ACTION

ACTION OF MAN

Question 5

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actions that are within our control
actions performed knowingly, freely, and voluntarily
using the faculties of intellect and will

Answer 5

HUMAN ACTION

Question 6

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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

Answer 6

ACTION OF MAN

Question 7

since we are capable of performing such actions, only __________ are considered moral actions (ACTING SUBJECTS)

Answer 7

human actions

Question 8

man is ________ for his actions

Answer 8

responsible

Question 9

the quality of the human act

Answer 9

MORALITY

Question 10

CONSTITUENTS (ELEMENTS) OF HUMAN ACT

Answer 10

KNOWLEDGE
FREEDOM
VOLUNTARINESS

Question 11

constituent of human act that refers to knowing what you are doing

Answer 11

KNOWLEDGE

Question 12

constituent of human act that refers to freely performing the act with nothing holding you back

Answer 12

FREEDOM

Question 13

constituent of human act that refers to the act being voluntary

Answer 13

VOLUNTARINESS

Question 14

SOURCES OF MORALITY

Answer 14

OBJECT
INTENTION
CIRCUMSTANCE

Question 15

if one of these sources of morality are morally bad, then what

Answer 15

the whole human act can be classified as immoral

Question 16

express and serve as bases for one’s subjectivity

Answer 16

actions

Question 17

we come to know ourselves and others in and through our ______________

Answer 17

conscious actions (decisions)

Question 18

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)

Answer 18

HUMAN DYNAMISM

Question 19

HUMAN DYNAMISM (vitality) is seen, realized and fulfilled in and through one’s _____

Answer 19

actions

Question 20

recognizing and being aware that we are the doer and agent of an action

Answer 20

EXPERIENCE OF EFFICACY (WOJTYLA)

Question 21

the capacity to produce an effect or result

Answer 21

EFFICACY

Question 22

why are we a meaning-giving being?

Answer 22

as an efficient cause, we are responsible for our actions

Question 23

is the awareness of the person of himself/herself as a subject

Answer 23

SUBJECTIVENESS

Question 24

when one performs an act, they are not just conscious of their action, they are also aware of their _________

Answer 24

subjectivity

Question 25

SUBJECTIVENESS is also called what

Answer 25

subjectivity

Question 26

every action has a ____________ rooted in the value of the person, thus, has an INHERENT DIGNITY and VALUE

Answer 26

PERSONAL CHARACTER

Question 27

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

Answer 27

PERSONALISTIC VALUE

Question 28

for WOJTYLA, _______________ is the ability to move from the “I can” and “I need not” to

Answer 28

SELF-DETERMINATION

Question 29

is an expression or decision coming from the acting person

Answer 29

"I WANT” or “I WILL”

Question 30

the basis of distinction of human acts & acts of man

Answer 30

SELF-DETERMINATION

Question 31

experiencing the moment of freedom, efficacy and of will is what

Answer 31

SELF-DETERMINATION

Question 32

TWO ASPECTS OF SELF-DETERMINATION

Answer 32

SELF-POSSESSION | SELF-GOVERNANCE

Question 33

this aspect of self-determination means that the person owns himself/herself

Answer 33

SELF-POSSESSION

Question 34

this aspect of self-determination means that the person has command or control of himself/herself

Answer 34

SELF-GOVERNANCE

Question 35

we become responsible for our actions since we are the ones who ________ them

Answer 35

determine

Question 36

man’s personality is his/her own future _______ and is totally _________ for what he/she makes of him/herself

Answer 36

creation; responsible

Question 37

_____________ means ACTING responsibly

Answer 37

AUTHENTIC EXISTENCE

Question 38

_____________ means embracing FULL responsibility in all our decisions

Answer 38

AUTHENTICITY

Question 39

_____________ means ABSOLUTE responsibility

Answer 39

AUTHENTIC FREEDOM

Question 40

according to this philosopher, existence precedes essence

Answer 40

JEAN-PAUL SARTRE

Question 41

a saying from a philosopher that means that when we are born, we have no essence yet, it is our duty to define ourselves

Answer 41

existence precedes essence

Question 42

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

Answer 42

condemned

Question 43

in existentialism, _________ is a phenomenon whereby human beings under pressure from social forces adopt false values and disown their innate freedom

Answer 43

BAD FAITH

Question 44

to label is to deny ________ (BAD FAITH)

Answer 44

freedom

Question 45

bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly

Answer 45

RESENTMENT

Question 46

the ability to decide and choose for oneself

Answer 46

SELF DETERMINATION

Question 47

man is the __________ AGENT of the act

Answer 47

EFFICACIOUS

Question 48

man is ____ because he/she is not compelled by external factors

Answer 48

FREE

Question 49

a term meaning "the master of oneself"

Answer 49

SUI JURIS

Question 50

SUI JURIS means what?

Answer 50

"the master of oneself"