V. The Moral Agent Flashcards
“moral” comes from the Latin _____ referring to society’s patterns, standards, rules of doing things
mores
“The end toward which all human acts are directed is happiness.”
aristotle
as human beings we are endowed with _____ and _____
- rationality
- free will
because of our ____, we can deliberate and make conscious decision
reason
through ___, we determine our own action, its course and objectives
free will
since are rational and free agents, we are responsible for our actions and our responsibility is not only for our actions but also for their ____and the quality of the _____ we make
- consequences
- choices
the end of all this is the desire to _____
live a well-lived life
“a well-lived life is a _____ lfe”
happy
happiness and living well is related to the ____ and those that we _____ in life
- good
- value
objectively the goal or fulfillment of being man
good
good is the end of the object of the will or ______
faculty of volition
driving force of human action and human endeavors
good as the object of the will
they may appear to be good but in reality are not
apparent good
what we consider to be good that are objectively good
real or genuine good
awareness on he part of the individual that when he performs or does a certain action, he is aware that he is the author of the act and the agent of action
lived experience
lived experience brings with it a sense of _____ for the moral value of the action
responsibility
since one experiences himself and his own person as the agent or cause of the act, then he also experiences himself as the ____ of the moral good or evil associated with the action
efficient cause
determinants of morality of human act
- object
- end or purpose
- circumstances
the thing done
object
intended by the agent
end or purpose
refers to tome, place, person and conditions surrounding the moral act
circumstances
requirement of a morally good act
goodness of an object, of the end, and of the circumstances together
an evil end ____ the action, even if the object is good in itself
corrupts
agent comes from the latin word which means to do, act
agere
one who performs an act in accordance with moral standards
moral agent
a moral agent is the _____, one who acts morally
moral actor
“a being that is capable of those actions that have moral quality and which can be properly denominated good or evil in a moral sense” - Edwards, 1754
moral agent
a human’s basic choice or inner orientation either for a good life or for a bad life
fundamental option
directed towards others and God
good life
directed towards themself and cut from others and God
bad life
man as a moral agent adopts the _____, a free choice to say yes to God’s invitation to follow His way
fundamental option
there is no ____ for the human person as a moral agent
pre-fixed
example of existentialist
John Paul Sarte
