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Sense of
Leo Lopez
responsibility
You shall know the
truth
TRUTH = BEING = GOOD
LAW
Intellect Will
FREEDOM
...and the truth shall make you
free.
Leo Lopez
Human Acts versus Act of
Man
Human acts
Actions done Consciously and freely by
the agent/or by man
ESSENTIAL QUALITIES/ Constituent
Elements of Human Acts
1. Knowledge of the act
2. Freedom
3. Voluntariness
Man takes into responsibility of these
actions
Human Acts versus Act of
Man
Acts of Man
Actions beyond ones consciousness; not
dependent on the intellect & the will
ESSENTIAL QUALITIES of Acts of Man
Done with out knowledge
Without consent
Involuntary
Ex: unconscious, involuntary, semi-deliberate,
spontaneous actions
Acts of man can become human acts when he
employs his intellect & will in performing the act.
ACTS not morally accountable
HUMAN
ACTS
They
include
1) Thought
2) Speech
3)
What is the basis of
Morality?
Morality is based in part upon the
fundamental conviction that:
1. There is an objective moral law
which can be known by the intellect
NATURAL MORAL LAW
2. Some actions are intrinsically evil
not justifiable regardless of the
circumstance
Basic Inclination of Man based on
Natural Law