referred to as the human activity of man

as man by which he attains an end he

wants to obtain.
they are rational acts of human person
involves understanding and free will.
Paul J. Glenn defines human acts as an
act which proceeds from the deliberate
free
will of man.

1.They are done in deliberately. The agent

performing the act is not conscious of his
actions going on. The action he is doing
is not under the command of his
consciousness.
2. The acts are not done freely. They may
be done by force, that is without the
freedom of choice of the person.
3. The acts are done involuntary. The acts
do not emanate from the heart of the
agent.

1.The act
must be
deliberate.
2.The act
must be free.
3.The act
must be

an act of decision to
select a degree course
an act of killing
someone
an act of marriage
choice of life partner
to love
to vote for a candidate
act of teaching or
studying etc.

ELICITED ACTS -emanate from the

will of the agent. It is a will act
begin and completed in the will
without bodily involvement.
COMMANDED ACTS-are body mind
acts done to carry out the elicited
act of the subject or agent.

1.WISH
2. INTENTION
3. CONSENT
4. ELECTION
5. USE
6. FRUITION

 WISH- natural inclination of the will towards

an object.
INTENTION- the wills tendency towards
something, attainable but not obligatory.
CONSENT- is the acceptance of the will to
implement the agents attention.

 ELECTION - agent chooses from among a variety of

means what he believes to be the most
effective to carry out of intention.
USE - wills command to make use of the selected
means in carrying out the
intention.

FRUITION- enjoyment of the will as a result of the

attainment of the object desired earlier.

COMMAND ACTS:
1.INTERNAL ACTS
2.EXTERNAL ACTS
3.MIXED ACTS

 INTERNAL ACTS- refer to the purely mental

facilities
under the command of the will.
EXTERNAL ACTS- acts are done by the
body as
commanded by the will.
MIXED- mixed acts are those done by
bodily and mental powers.

HUMAN ACT AND

RESPONSIBILITY
Responsibility
is
the
ability of a person to
respond to a need or
problem
in
a
given
situation. A responsible
person has that feeling of
moral obligation to do an
act as a response to the
demand of the situation.

MORAL
PRINCIPLES

PRINCIPLE 1

INVINCIBLE
IGNORANCE MAKES
AN ACT
INVOLUNTARY

PRINCIPLE 2
VINCIBLE IGNORANCE DOES
NOT RENDER THE ACT
INVOLUNTARY, BUT REDUCES
THE VOLUNTARNESS AND
THE CORRESPONDING
ACCOUNTABILTY
OVER THE
ACT

PRINCIPLE 3
AFFECTED IGNORANCE IN WAY
REDUCES AND IN ANOTHER WAY
INTENSIFIES VOLUNTARIES
CONCUPISCENE
acts, refers
(appetite) of
the

a modifier of human
to bodily tendencies
man sometimes called
passions

PRINCIPLE 4

ANTECEDENT
CONCUPISCENSE
DIMINISHES THE
VOLUNTARINESS

PRINCIPLE 5
ANTECEDENT CONCUPISCENSE
DOES NOT ELIMINATE
VOLUNTARINESS OF AN ACT
FEAR -refers to a persons perturbed state of
mind
due to an impending danger or evil
that
might befall anytime .

PRINCIPLE 6

ACTS DONE IN FEAR

ARE
VOLUNTARY
[GLENN; 41]

PRINCIPLE 7
AN ACT DONE OUT OF FEAR HOWEVER
GREAT ,IS SIMPLY VOLUNTARY
,ALTHOUGH IT IS ALSO
REGULARLY CONDITIONALLY
INVOLUNTARY [GLENN; 41]
VIOLENCE -refers to a physical external force
inflicted on a person by a free agent for
the
purpose of compelling said person to do an act against
his will

PRINCIPLE 8
EXTERNAL ACT WHICH ARE
COMMANDED ,PERFORMED BY A
PERSON UNDER PENDING
VIOLENCE WHICH COULD BE
REASONABLY RESISTED ,ARE
INVOLUNTARY AND ,
THEREFORE,
NOT

 HABIT-refers to repeatable acts of a

person done with facility and ease.
THE INDIRECT VOLUNTARY ACT -acts
when perform can have multiple
effects
other than those directly
intended by
the agent.

PRINCIPLE 9
AN AGENT IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE
EVIL EFFECT
HIS INDIRECT VOLUNTARY
ACT

PRINCIPLE 10

THE PRINCIPLE OF DOBLE EFFECT

The act must be good in itself or at least
morally neutral.
The good effect must be greater than the
evil one, or equally important at least.
The act is the only means to attain the good
effect .
The evil effect must be the last to happen .
The agent must be honest in his intention .

END.