may refer to the standards that a person or a group has about what is right and wrong. Accordingly, moral standards are those concerned with or relating to human behavior, especially the distinction between good and bad behavior.

involves the rule people have about the kinds of action they believe are morally right and wrong, as well as the values they place on the kinds of object's they believe are morally good or bad.

refers to the rules that are unrelated to moral or ethical considerations. Either these standards are not necessarily linked to morality or by nature lack ethical sense.

Moral Standards

a conflict in which you have to choose between 2 or more actions and have moral reasons for choosing each action.

- are acts that will benefit humanity. ex: saving someone from death cooperating with people helping person in need

Any thing that hinder or burden humanity and evil.

Human Act: ______ what we do Saint Thomas believes that the morality of human act depends primarily on the obs object, rationally chosen by someone who deliberately exercises their will and intellect.

Human Act: ________ why wo do the act "the end is the first goal of the intention and indicates the purpose movement pursued in the action. The intention is the movement of the will to wards the end, concerned with the qual of the act.

Human Act: ____________ where, when, how, the consequences secondary element of moral act. They increase or diminish the moral goodness or evil of human act.

are acts which are chosen by exercising one's free will as a consequence of a judgement of conscience. Human acts are someone is performing them.

______ ___involves a person deliberately exercising their intellect and will. The person is able to discern the choice by having the knowledge, freedom, and voluntariness to do so.

____ __ ___ acts which do not take place because of ones deliberation and does not involved pully utilizing ones intelled. It is undertaken without khowledge or consent and without advertence.

is the freedom we exercise when we choose between good and evil.

we exercise when we act morally, and so are not "enslaved" by passion / desires --- the ability to act as you choose.

to how you should choose to act, for free society to work a certain level of ----- is required for it to function properly.

FOUNDATIONS SIX MORAL ~Care ~Liberty ~Loyalty ~Fairness ~Authority ~Sanctity

a person who has the ability to discern right from wrong and to be held accountable for his/her actions. moral agents have moral responsibilities not to cause a justified harm

assigned only to those who can held responsible for their actions. children, and adults with certain mental clisabilities, may have little or no capacity to be moral agents. adults with full mental capacity relinquish their moral agency only in extreme situations, like being held as hostage.

In Ethics, it refers to a physical action or attitude that aligns with the principles of specific ethical system.

Imporatance of moral behavior

_____ is a faculty of the spiritual heart and soul. They through this Faculty, perform actions spontaneously without const dering them consciously.

Habits Formed permanently ex: Generosity, Bravery

Habits Formed temporarily ex: Laughing, Ashamed

reason and knowledge *Theoretical knowledge *Practical knowledge

causes things to happen *Appetite desires pleasurable & pleasant things *Force keeping a person away from things does not like

If the action are excessive or inadequate and excess

If the actions are reasonable, fine and free from inadequacy

If theoretical knowledge is excessive ________

If theoretical knowledge is inadequate _______

A person who has _______, puts itself to danger Fighting themy powerful for him.

A person who has _______, neglects the permissible pleasures and drives to his own destruction or extinction of his family tree.

A person who is ______, _______ and __ _______ cannot protect his rights.