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Responding to Love in Love. Human Acts & the Virtuous Life. Happiness. "Our Hearts are Restless Until They Rest in You" From the Confessions Saint Augustine of Hippo God alone constitutes man’s happiness. Summa Theologiae Part II/1, Question 2. On what constitutes human happiness - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Responding to Love in Love
Human Acts & the Virtuous Life
Happiness
• "Our Hearts are Restless Until They Rest in You"From the ConfessionsSaint Augustine of Hippo
• God alone constitutes man’s happiness. Summa TheologiaePart II/1, Question 2. On what constitutes human happiness
Article 7. Whether some good of the soul constitutes man’s happiness?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McvCJley78A
Happiness & Goodness
• Why are you so good?• Morality of Obligation• Morality of Happiness
• What are the motivations for being good?
Evaluating Actions• Determining Good or Bad
• “Bonum ex integra causa, malum ex quocumque defectu," -- " A thing to be good must be wholly so; it is vitiated by any defect.“ or “An action is good when good in every respect; it is wrong when wrong is any respect.”
Three Fonts of Human Act1.Object (Act Itself)
2.End (Motivation | Intention)
3.Circumstances
Motive: « THE WHY »"the path to Hell is paved with good intentions."Intentions: Give Actions Meaning
• Morality of Obligation
• Morality of Happiness
•What are the motivations for being good? Character?•Effect: (In)Transitive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry7_FcSiQL8
The Range of Roots of Morality
Absence of Ethics
The Criminal
“I KILLED HIM AND I DON’T CARE”
The Delinquent
“I DON’T CARE ABOUT THAT”
“CATCH ME IF YOU CAN.”
Duty Ethics(Absolutism)
NormativeRelativism
DescriptiveRelativism
IndividualRelativism
AcceptedPractices
Utilitarianism
Most Pleasure
Greater Net Happiness
Based On : Consequences Outcomes
Kantian – Duty
Truth
Justice
Rights
Divine Law
Natural Law
Aristotle
Honor
Character
Habituation
Stoicism
Rule Based Moral Theories
Character Based
Relativism Consequentialism Virtue
To live the “right” kind of life…
How ought I to act? (question of action)
What kind of person ought I to be?(question of
character)