UNIT 2 Flashcards
(43 cards)
THREE
DETERMINANTS OF
MORALITY
ACT ITSELF, INTENTION
& CIRCUMSTANCES
These three answers the questions of the
badness or the goodness of the human
actions
ACT ITSELF, INTENTION
& CIRCUMSTANCES
Meant WHAT THE FREE WILL CHOOSES
TO DO– in thought, word, or deed-or
chooses not to do
ACT ITSELF
WHAT IS INTRINSICALLY EVIL?
Suicide, euthanasia, abortion and
the use of contraception
Meant the PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE
ACT IS WILLED
INTENTION
may be the act
itself (as one of loving God) or some other
purpose for which a person acts
(as reading to learn)
INTENTION
Meant all the elements that surround a
human action and AFFECT ITS MORALITY
WITHOUT BELONGING TO ITS ESSENCE.
CIRCUMSTANCES
Who? Where? How? How much?
By what means? How often?
CIRCUMSTANCES
3 CIRCUMSTANCES
-AGGRAVATING
CIRCUMSTANCES
-MITIGATING OR
EXTENUATING
CIRCUMSTANCES
-JUSTIFYING
CIRCUMSTANCES
Those which add to the seriousness of
the offense
AGGRAVATING
CIRCUMSTANCES
In the case of murder, ______ are conspiracy, profession
of the murderer, taking advantage of
one’s position in the government.
AGGRAVATING
CIRCUMSTANCES
Those that lessen or palliate the gravity
of a crime
MITIGATING OR
EXTENUATING
CIRCUMSTANCES
In the case of murder, _______: provocation; lack of full
consent or knowledge; no intention to kill.
MITIGATING OR
EXTENUATING
CIRCUMSTANCES
Those that make the doing of an act
right; so that there is no crime
committed nor is there any criminal or
civil liability.
JUSTIFYING
CIRCUMSTANCES
TO BE MORALLY GOOD, A HUMAN ACT
MUST NOT AGREE WITH THE NORM OF
MORALITY ON ALL THREE COUNTS:
IN ITS NATURE OR ACT, ITS
INTENTION, AND ITS CIRCUMSTANCES. T or F?
F
“Human creatures are the MOST SELFCONSCIOUS ANIMALS” which allow them
to develop “BASIC EMOTIONAL
RESPONSES” and generate more rational
methods to help them survive. This is the
difference between humans and animals.
said by who
- Simons, I., 2009
for survival and innate social responsibilities
The Role of our Emotions is
The Role of our Emotions is for
survival and innate social
responsibilities
said by who
Philosophy Professor Jordi Valverdu
According to Dr. Simons and Professor
Valverdu, the_____ is
primarily for the survival of the
species. This helps us and be on the
most level of the food chain for
hundreds of years.
role of our emotions
According to ________, the role of our emotions is
primarily for the survival of the
species. This helps us and be on the
most level of the food chain for
hundreds of years.
Dr. Simons and Professor
Valverdu
Our ancestor’s primary tool for survival
FIGHT OR
FLIGHT
In this mode- bodies became tense, muscles
tighten, lips dry and consciousness became
alert.
FIGHT OR
FLIGHT
This response is triggered by “fear” which
people feel when they sense potential threat
or a hazard.
FIGHT OR FLIGHT
feeling is always a bad thing for humans
t or f
f
