ETHICS PRELIMS ADV pt 3

Elicited Acts

Commanded Acts

CLASSIFICATIONS OF HUMAN ACTS (2)

Elicited Acts

Actions that originate from a person’s will without external influence.

Wish

(Intention)

Wish (Intention)

The initial desire or aspiration to do something

Consent

The approval or decision to pursue the intended action.

Election

The choice between different possible actions.

Use

The application of effort or means to carry out the chosen action.

Fruition

The completion or fulfillment of the intended action.

wish

intention

fruition

Appertain to the objective thing willed: (3)

consent

election

use

Appertain to means of accomplishing it: (3)

Commanded Acts

Actions influenced by external factors or directives.

• Wish (Intention)

• Consent

• Election

• Use

• Fruition

Elicited Acts (4)

• Internal

• External

• Mixed

Commanded Acts (3)

Internal

Mental or internal actions like thoughts and decisions

internal

All human acts are _.

External

Physical actions that can be observed, like speaking or moving.

Mixed

Actions involving both mental and physical effort, like writing a speech.

mixed

All extended acts are _.

External

acts which are perfected by the exterior powers of the body.

Mixed

only those acts which involve the use of bodily powers as well as internal powers distint from the will.

• Good

• Evil

• Indifferent

Human acts are: (3)

Good

Human acts are _, when they are in harmony with the

dictates of right reason.

Evil

Human acts are _, when they are opposite to these

dictates.

Indifferent

Human acts are _, when they stand no positive

relation to the dictates of reason (either become good or evil depending on circumstances, and motive of the agent)

• Human act must be knowing and deliberate act

• Human act must be free

• Human act is a voluntary act

CONSTITUENTS OF HUMAN ACTS (3)

knowing and deliberate act

Human act must be ? and ?

free

Human act must be _

voluntary act

Human act is a _

FOUNDATION OF MORALITY

Ethics works as a guiding principle as to decide what is good or bad.

FOUNDATION OF MORALITY

The standards which govern the life of a person.

Freedom

is the power to choose between two or more courses of action without being forced to take one or the other by anything except our own will.

Free human acts

are governed by knowledge, discernment, reflections and are freely decided such that they are not determined by internal or external forces.

knowledge, discernment, reflections

Free human acts are governed by _ (3)

good use of freedom

The _ guarantees man the affirmation of his better self (excellence) and the achievement of the purpose and meaning of life.

affirmation of his better self (excellence)

The good use of freedom guarantees man the _ and the achievement of the purpose and meaning of life.

Unbalanced Freedom

is dangerous especially when it controls a social group

excellence

affirmation of his better self (_)

Responsibility

from the words Response and Ability.

Response and Ability

Responsibility: from the words _ (2)

FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY

Able to respond in a situation with morally sound decision (full knowledge of moral laws)

CULTURE

All the things individuals learn while growing up among particular group

CULTURE

attitudes, standards of morality, rules of etiquette, perceptions of reality, language, notions about the proper way to live, beliefs about how females and males should interact, ideas about how the world works and so forth.

CULTURE

attitudes

CULTURE

standards of morality

CULTURE

rules of etiquette

CULTURE

perceptions of reality

CULTURE

language

CULTURE

notions about the proper way to live

CULTURE

beliefs about how females and males should interact

CULTURE

ideas about how the world works