{ Action 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 PROBLEMS

 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 PROBLEMS

 Determines good or evil from the consequences that follow an act Consequentialism PROBLEMS

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

 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 PROBLEMS

 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 PROBLEMS

Created by Christine Schmidt St. Raymond HS for Boys