ETHICS Exercise # 1 (For Chapter I)

Name: ________________________________

Course and Section: ________________

I. Fill in the blank

1. _________________ is the science of the morality of human conduct.

2. _________________ is a science which directly implies rules or directions for thought or

action.

3. _________________ refer to laws, precepts, good customs and traditions, and

conscience.

4. __________________ is the formal object of Ethics as a science.

5. __________________ is an act done by a human being without advertence and motive.

6. An act is _____________ if it is in agreement with the dictates of reason.

7. ______________ is the agreement or disagreement of human acts with the dictates of

reason.

8. _______________ is the Greek term for “characteristic way of acting.”

9. ______________________________________ means “mor” or “mos” in Latin.

10. _______________________ is the characteristic of an act as worth rewarding or

punishing.

II. Explanation

1. Explain the distinction between Human Act and Act of Man.

2. What is Science and why is Ethics considered a science?
3. Explain Morality and why an Act of Man cannot be an object of morality.
4. Explain the distinction between Ethical and Moral.
5. Discuss the importance of Ethics
Exercise # 2 (For Chapter II)

I. Fill in the blanks

1. _____________________ is an act which is deliberate and free.

2. _____________________ are acts that begin and are perfected in the will itself.
3. _____________________ are acts that begin in the will but are perfected by the faculties
under the command of the will.
4. _____________________ means the simple love of anything.
5. _____________________ is an elicited act which is the will’s act of satisfaction in
intention fulfilled.
6. ____________________ are acts performed by the internal powers under the command
of the will.
7. _____________________ are acts effected by the bodily powers under the command of
the will.
8. ______________________ are acts that involve the employment of both bodily and
mental powers.
9. By its relation to reason, an act is ____________ when it is in harmony with the dictates
of reason.
10. By its relation to reason, an act is ___________ when it is not in harmony with the
dictates of reason.

II. Discussion

1. Is it possible for an act of man to become human act? Explain how, if possible.
2. Explain the distinction between elicited act and commanded act.
3. What are the constituent elements of human act and explain the importance of each
element to human act.
4. Discuss the distinction between direct and indirect voluntariness. Give an example.
5. Explain why the five modifiers of human acts are considered “impairments of human
acts.”
6. Explain and illustrate with examples, the distinction between End of the Act and End of the
Agent.
7. Distinguish Objective Ultimate End and Subjective Ultimate End. Give an example
8. Distinguish Natural Law and Positive Law. Give examples
9. What is Conscience and explain the states of Conscience?
10. Explain why “a doubtful law does not bind”.