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Characteristics of and Impediments To Human Activity: Gratitude

This document discusses characteristics and impediments of human acts. It defines human acts as done knowingly, intentionally, and freely. Key characteristics are knowledge, freedom of will, and a Christian perspective. Impediments include ignorance, passion, fear, violence, temperament, habit, upbringing, and illness. Moral evaluation considers the intention (form) and object (matter) of the act. Circumstances can also impact the moral evaluation.

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Characteristics of and Impediments To Human Activity: Gratitude

This document discusses characteristics and impediments of human acts. It defines human acts as done knowingly, intentionally, and freely. Key characteristics are knowledge, freedom of will, and a Christian perspective. Impediments include ignorance, passion, fear, violence, temperament, habit, upbringing, and illness. Moral evaluation considers the intention (form) and object (matter) of the act. Circumstances can also impact the moral evaluation.

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Lesson 2: CLE 10  Done without due knowledge, freedom or

Characteristics of
intention
Actus hominis (Latin)

and Impediments to Acts human being


 Examples:

Human Activity
Gratitude
 Sense of being aware of the gifts that we
receive each day and appreciative of the
generosity of the giver
Obedience
 The value of carrying out the will of God. It
moves our will to respond to the gifts
given by using them well Contemporary Impediments
 Temperament
Impediments to a Human Act  Inborn disposition towards a
1. Ignorance- absence of knowledge certain way of acting /behaving
2. Passion- intense emotion; clouds ones  Two type of temperament:
reasoning ability o Choleric Temperament
3. Fear- stressful emotion outbursts of anger
4. Violence- use of force to compel someone o Apathetic
to do something Temperament does not
lose his/her cool
Human Acts  Habit
 Done knowingly, intentionally and freely  Easy, pleasurable and relatively
Actus humanus (Latin) permanent behavior
 Upbringing
Acts humane  Influences of the environment
Characteristics of Human Acts:
during one’s training years
1. Knowledge- “conscious” and fully aware
 Illness
of his behavior
 A physically indisposed individual
2. Freedom- option to do or not
or psychologically imbalanced
-capacity to do things in a certain way
person
3. Cristian Perspective- move a certain
vantage point
-presents what is authentically human

Moral Evaluation

FORM I finis operantis


Intention of the moral
subject
MATTER I finis operis
NOTE! Object of the act
Circumstances is the third
consideration for moral
evaluation. Nonetheless, it can
only decrease or increase the
good or evil contained in the
deed
Acts of Human Beings

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