Only human acts are morals

referring to a choice being made of a person's free will

Not aware could be aware of it but do not have the means to rectify it not easily be remedied

3 Elements of Human Acts

actions begun at the will, completed through another medium - plan done

refers to the thing of which a person may be ignorant.

Act done with freedom

The Eudemian Ethics

refers to an ignorance of the nature or circumstances of an act as forbidden.

It is a willful act

active commitment to follow what means has opted as the right pick

purposive tendency towards the thing that is realizable the will is assured that the object of its inclination is attainable

acts done by man of his internal mental powers under the command of the will

Does the act under the control of his will The agent is not forced to do or not to do a particular action

presents the truths about human acts and from these truths deduces (draws a logical conclusion) the principle morality

is the purpose or goal of an act. It is either the end of the act itself or the end of the doer.

is the ignorance of the existence of the duty, rule or regulation.

is an immediate end on account of which an action is immediately performed.

are those actions done by man in contradiction to the dictates of right reason

force or compulsion is defined in ethics as the application or use of physical power or external force on a person by another for the purpose of compelling him to do something against his will.

Cognitive - Affective -

3 Kinds of Commanded Acts

Acts that include the use of bodily and mental powers

7 elicited acts

product of our thoughts and desiresz reveal our moral character

any activity performed by man

is any physical force exerted on a person by a free agent for the purpose of compelling said person to act against his will. Insults, torture, isolation, starvation and mutilation.

acts which proceed man as rational being

it applies the principles of general ethics to different human activity (individual or social)

modifiers

Father of Moral Philosophy

primordial desire

actions started by the will, performed by the will, and are completed by the will as the sole agent - only at plan

Ethics derives from the greek word

refer to those actions that are either in agreement or in disagreement with reason

is the readiness, born of frequently repeated acts, for acting in a certain manner. are acquired through the repetition of a act over a period of time. They are either good or bad. like second nature, moving one to do something with relative case without much reflection. They are difficult to overcome. is defined as a constant and easy way of doing things acquired by the repetition of the same act. Literally, the term means "a having" and in this light, all that we have is a

Modifiers of Human acts are factors that affect the essential elements of human acts

promolgated for common good ( St. Thomas)

acts affected by the bodily powers under the command of the will

pursuit of becoming a better person living well and doing well

ethos means

Do not make use of his intellect or will knowledge. His action is natural Ex. breathing

intention but try to escape or responsibility also called affected can be corrected by ordinary negligence

actual attainment of the goal possessing satisfaction since it achieved

is a subordinate end sought for the attainment of another end.

makes use of one's knowledge and freewills

cited as one of the irascible passions. induces the will to do what it would not do otherwise. It is defined as the emotion that apprehends impending evil and manifests itself in the desire to get away, avoid, or escape, as far as possible, from the impending (threat)

belongs to man's intellectual appetites. They refer to the emotions and feelings of man in relation to his actions. Since emotions and feelings belong to man's sensory appetite, they are in themselves irrational.

the concern of morality

Nicomachean Ethics

is the end for the sake of which all other things are desired, and which is not itself desired for the sake of anything else. (St. Thomas).

What we are depends on our

refers to that ignorance on the part of the person by whom ignorance exists.

Religion 4 C

actions that do not require man's rationality

human are grounded in the very nature of man

Ignorance either vincible or invincible

difference in Ignorance and innocence

under the control of intellect and will of a person

Beliefs that adheres to the highest ideals of human beings

are neither good or bad No positive relation to the dictates of reason only true in abstract sense

series of thoughts concerning the most suitable means towards the attainment of the desired goal

3 humans acts in relation to reason

refers to the consideration of ignorance with reference to the acts that are performed in ignorance

explanation of the ultimate meaning of life

Human acts classified into 2 main heads

Moral dilemma

Human Act done with knowledge

definite decision as to what means should be used - picking / choosing

refers to the lack of knowledge of the precise sanction affixed to the law

refer to those actions which are started, performed, and completed by the will either by the will alone or through other faculties which are under the control of the will

Human act that he has the awareness of its action

Doing an act with knowledge makes an act deliberate

is a science of morality of human acts

acts done by man "in harmony with the dictates of right reason"

requires the presence of the two other constituents ( knowledge and freedom)

greatly influenced ethical thinking with three important treatise

use of means using bodily or mental be able to establish between man as rational

Magna Moralia ( Great Ethics )

is an end on account of which other ends or means are sought.

2 human acts in relation to the will

psychotics, children, persons under juries civil liabilitt studies the characteristics and behaviour of man as endowed with reason and freewill

Phronesis means