The Norms and Morality of

Human Act
The Norms and Morality of
Human Act
Norm Moralit
s
-Something that is y
-Principles concerning
usual/ typical
the distinction b/n ✔
+x

-Provide guidelines for

assessing whether an action
is morally acceptable or not
The Norms and Morality of
Human Act

- Principles and standards by which the rightness or wrongness

of action
- Is evaluated within ethical frameworks
The Norms and Morality of
Human Act

- Principles and standards by which the rightness or wrongness

of action
- Is evaluated within ethical frameworks
The Norms and Morality of
Human Act

-Principles and standards by which the rightness or wrongness

of action
Is evaluated within ethical frameworks
 Natural Law Ethics
attributed to the model of ethics developed by St. Thomas
Aquinas

-Thomistic Ethics
 Natural Law Ethics
attributed to the model of ethics REASON
developed by St. Thomas Aquinas
Is the source of the moral law: it
-Thomistic Ethics directs us toward the “good”

Ultimate goal of the person actions

Discoverable w/in the person nature

 Natural Law Ethics
REASON

To do good and Is the source of the moral law: it

avoid evil directs us toward the “good”

Ultimate goal of the person actions

Discoverable w/in the person nature

 Natural Law Ethics

To do good and -an act is morally right if it is done in

avoid evil accordance with the moral law

Law
-Comes from God’s Eternal low
-divine law expressed in human nature
Natural Law Ethics
An action is good if it is done,
according to w/Conscience
 Natural Law Ethics
An action is good if it is done,
inner voice of the intellect or
reason which calls the human according to w/Conscience -Serves as the guide in
making
person to follow the human law
moral decision
3 folds natural inclination of the human
person
*Self- preservation
*Just dealing with
others
*Propagation of human
Species
3 folds natural inclination of the human
Self-
person
preservation
Urges human to take care of ones
health not to kill or put one’s self in
danger
 3 folds natural inclination of the human
person
Just dealing w/others
-treat others with same respect that
we according our selves

*Exploitations *Intimidating *Kidnapping

*Seduction *Manipulation *Murder
*Deception *Cheating
 3 folds natural inclination of the human
personof human
*Propagation
species
-Reproductive organ is by nature designed
to reproduce and propagate human species.

*Masturbation
For an action to be considered
moral:
(1)Is must be done in
accordance with conscience
 3 folds natural inclination of the human
*Propagation
person of humans
species
-Reproductive organ is by nature designed
to reproduce and propagate human species.

*Masturbation
For an action to be considered
(2)It must be done
moral:

accordance with the moral

 3 Determinants of moral Action
Circumstance:
-The condition affecting the morality
of an action.
Classification: 6.Manner in Which the (How)Action is
.Quality of a person (WHO)
2.Quantity/quality of the (What) moral done
object 7.Time element (When)
3. Circumstance of place (Where)
4.Circumstance of Means (By What
Means)
5.Circumtance of End (Why)
 3 Determinants of moral
*Object of the human
Action
-That which the will
act intend primary and
directly
END:
-The Purpose of the doer
-Apart of a human act

Example:
-marrying some you engaged to =
Good
-but doing so motivated by taking a big share of inheritance =
Wrong
3 Determinants of moral Action
*Determinants

-Must be all good for an act

to be or morally good/right
The action intended must be good in itself or at
least morally indifferent, Otherwise, the act is
evil at the very outset.
2. The good effect must follow the action of leas
immediately as the evil effect or the good = evil
effect must occur simultaneously.
3. The foreseen evil effect should not be
intended/approved but merely permitted to
occur.
 4. There must be a proportionate and sufficient
reason for allowing the evil effect to occur while
performing the action.
Example:
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