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Morality and Human Acts

Human acts are done with intellect, will, knowledge and consent

Human Acts

Each component must be good by nature in order for the act to be considered good

Components of Moral Choice

The act or actions being done

The Object

The motive or reason the act is being committed

The Intention

The who, what, when, where, why and how of the situation

The Circumstances

These are ways in which actions are rationalized to seemingly lessen their evil

None of these rationalizations can change the nature of evil actions

Moral Objectivity

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The belief that morality can change with each set of circumstances

States that an action is good or evil in a particular circumstance or for a particular person

This is sometimes called Situation Ethics

Moral Relativism

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Determines good or evil from the consequences that follow an act

Consequentialism

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Deduces the moral value of an act from the proportion of good and evil effects

Proportionalism

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Historically, people try to legitimize moral objectivity

They state that an act is evil or good by nature, and cannot be changed in nature by circumstances, but what will change is the degree of evil or good of the act

Arguing for objectivity

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God is truth God has revealed his will to his

people Jesus has clarified and

simplified what it means to be a Christian with moral principles

No amount of objectivity can change the truth

Morality is based on Truth

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Created by Christine SchmidtSt. Raymond HS for Boys