What is good? VALUES ED

Morality

The quality or fact of conforming to or deriving from right ideals of human conduct.

Quality

Implies a standard or norm by which we measure or judge an action.

Standard

Level or quality that is considered acceptable, usual, or expected.

Norm

Typical, common, or accepted in a group or society.

Conduct

Refers to human beings’ action

Conscience

The power to judge whether something is good or bad

Subject/Intent

Why the agent does the act—what end or goal he or she seeks. It reflects the agent’s purpose, motive, or subjective aim.

Circumstance

an increase or decrease the moral responsibility or gravity of an act; they can aggravate or mitigate, but they cannot change an intrinsically evil act into a good one.

Object

What the agent does. It is the chosen action in itself.

Fear-centered

motivation by fear: fear of punishment, fear of consequences, fear of judgment, fear of retribution

Pity-centered

Motivation by compassion, empathy, pity, or sympathy for others’ suffering.

Principle-centered

Motivation by principle, duty, moral law, or commitment to justice/truth, regardless of one’s emotions or personal danger.

Faith-centered

Motivation by faith, divine love, union with God, supernatural motive, hope, or spiritual conviction.

Freedom

The ability to say yes or no to the choices life presents.

Internal Freedom

Freedom to become what you want to become.

External Freedom

Freedom to do what you want to do

Emotions, Extreme desire for wealth and power, Lasciviousness, Laziness, Gluttony, Influence of the Internet

Factors affecting our decision making

Ignorance, Vices, Violence, Extreme Emotions

Circumstances affectin gour decision making

Use of Critical Mind, Right Conscience and Freedom

Ways to achieve goodness of human acts