Ethics Lesson 1 Flashcards
(28 cards)
An act which proceeds from the deliberate free will of man
This is only possible from the knowing and freely willing human beings
Human Act
What is Actus Humanus?
Human Act
These are man’s animal act of sensation (use of the senses) and
appetition (bodily tendencies) done without advertence and the
exercise of free choice
Act of Man
These are those that do not find their adequate cause in the will-act but are perfected by the action of mental or bodily powers under orders from the will.
Commanded Acts
What is Actus Hominis
Act of Man
It is to be noted that an act of man can become a human act by the?
Advertence and consent of the agent
Human acts are?
Moral acts
These are those that find their adequate cause in the will (the deliberate will) alone.
Elicited Acts
This refers to the simple love of anything, the first tendency of the will towards a thing, whether realizable or not
Wish
(every human act begins with the wish to act)
3 types of Commanded Acts
- Internal
- External
- Mixed
The purposive tendency of the will towards a thing regarded as
realizable, whether the thing is actually done or no
Intention
The enjoyment of a thing willed and done, The will’s act of satisfaction in intention fulfilled
Fruition
The acceptance by the will of the means necessary to carry out
intention. It is the further intention of doing what is necessary to realize the main intention
Consent
The selection by the will of the precise means to be employed in
carrying out an intention
Election
The employment by the will of bodily or mental powers or both to carry out its intention by the means elected
Use
These are acts effected by bodily powers under command of the will
External
These are acts that involve the employment of bodily and mental powers
Mixed
Human acts are either in ________ or _________ with the dictates of reason, and this relationship constitutes the morality of human acts
Agreement, Disagreement
These are acts done by internal mental powers under command of the will
Internal
When human acts are in harmony with the dictates of right reason
Good
When human acts are in opposition with the dictates of right reason
Evil
When they stand in no positive relation to the dictates of reason
Indifferent
These refer to the essential elements or qualities for an act to be human.
Constituents of the Human Acts
What are the Constituents of the Human Acts?
- Knowledge
- Freedom
- Voluntariness.