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Lesson 5 - Human Acts

Human acts are actions performed knowingly, freely, and voluntarily by conscious agents, and are subject to the control of the will. Acts of man are instinctive actions that happen in man, like biological functions, that are not controlled by the will. For an act to be considered human, it must be performed by an aware and conscious agent acting freely by their own volition and powers, and deciding willfully to perform the act now or in the future. A morally good act requires the goodness of the object, intention, and circumstances, while an act is evil if the object is wrong, and an intention can corrupt an otherwise good action.

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Lesson 5 - Human Acts

Human acts are actions performed knowingly, freely, and voluntarily by conscious agents, and are subject to the control of the will. Acts of man are instinctive actions that happen in man, like biological functions, that are not controlled by the will. For an act to be considered human, it must be performed by an aware and conscious agent acting freely by their own volition and powers, and deciding willfully to perform the act now or in the future. A morally good act requires the goodness of the object, intention, and circumstances, while an act is evil if the object is wrong, and an intention can corrupt an otherwise good action.

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HUMA

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Religion 3 Christian Morality
Alejandro A. Lagos III, LPT
HUMAN ACTS AND ACTS OF
MAN
Human acts- are actions which man
performs knowingly, freely and
voluntarily. These actions are the results
of conscious knowledge and are subject to
the control of the will. We refer to these
actions as intentional or voluntary.
Acts of man- are actions that happen
in man. They are instinctive and are
not within the control of a will. Such
actions are the biological and
physiological movements in man, such
as metabolism, perspiration, fear, anger,
love and jealousy.
ESSENTIAL
ATTRIBUTES
OF THE HUMAN
ACT
1. It must be performed by a conscious
agent who is aware of what he is doing
and of its consequences. Children
below the age of reason, the insane, and
the senile are considered incapable of
acting knowingly.
2. It must be performed by an
agent who is acting freely; that is,
by his own volition and powers.
An action done under duress and
against one’s will is not entirely a
free action.
3. It must be performed by an
agent who decides willfully to
perform the act. This
willfulness is the resolution to
perform an act now or in future
time.
VOCABULARIES:

Senile- having or showing the weaknesses or


diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental
faculties

Volition- the faculty or power of using one’s will.

Duress- threats, violence, constraints, or other


action, brought to bear on someone to do
something against their will or better judgement.
A morally good act requires the
goodness of the object , the
goodness of the intention, and the
goodness of the circumstances
together.
“A human act is evil when the
object of the act is wrong.”
Example: Lying , stealing, etc.
An evil intention will always
corrupt an action even when the
object is good in itself.
Ex: giving money to the charity for the purpose of self-glorification
A good intention can never make
an evil action morally good.

Ex. destroying man's reputation for


the good of the state

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