Three Moral Determinates Quiz

What are the three moral determinates?

Object, End, and Circumstances

What is the object?

The immediate action: means, what

What is the end?

The ultimate purpose or goal in performing an act: intention, why

What is the circumstance?

The secondary elements surrounding an act: who, when, where, how, consequences, context, timing, means, manner, place, etc

A human act is determined to be good, or evil based on _____ and _____ you do; the ____________ are secondary that modify the degree of goodness.

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how

what

when

why

circumstances

which

what, why, circumstances

A good human act is when ____ the _____ and the ____ are good, whereas an evil human act is when _____ the _____ or the _____ are evil. The ___________ just modify how good or bad something is.

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end

either

object

both

object

end

circumstances

a good human act is when both the object and the end are good, whereas an evil human act is when either the object or the end are evil. The circumstances just modify how good or bad something is

Some objects are _____________, while others may require you to take into account the ___________ in order to determine its moral character.

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intrinsically evil

inherently evil

evil

intrinsically good

intended outcome

intrinsically evil, intended outcome

What is an intrinsic evil?

It is an action that by its very nature is always evil no matter what.

They are always evil because they oppose ___, violate the ________________________, or insult __________.

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death

integrity of the human person

life

human dignity

conscience

life, integrity of the human person, human dignity

What are the 6 moral principles?

1. do good and avoid evil

2. do not call a good act evil or a evil act good

3. ends do not justify the means

4. a good moral object is corrupted by bad intentions

5. circumstances either increase or decrease the good or evil of an act

6. circumstances can affect moral weight and culpability