Transcript File - aquireligion

There is morality only in the
context of humanity.
 In simple terms, we say there is
morality because there is man.


a. Man is a being of action
 Man acts and knows his
acts.
 Because he knows he acts,
he knows he is responsible
for his actions.

B. Man has intellect
 intellect enables him to know
what is right or wrong and good
or bad actions
 he is mandated to face the
consequences of his actions
 morality applies only to those
who have the knowledge of
right or wrong and
good or bad actions.

Morons, idiots, imbeciles, insane persons and
the like are not moral agents; infants and
children who have not yet reached the age of
reason.

c. Man has will
 Man is free to act or not act
 It is his will that enables him to enjoy freedom to act
or not to act and freedom
to choose
what course of action to perform.
 Man’s will requires of man a decision which obligates
him to be responsible for the consequences of his
actions.
 man as rational being makes him a moral agent
 Those who are not capable of rationality are not
moral agents – but they do not cease to be human
beings.
Knowledge
Senses
Appetency
Instinct
Animal
Man
Senses
Knowledge
Intellect
Rational
Instinct
Appetency
Will
brutes and
ordinary
grades of
animals do
acquire
knowledge
through their
senses –
medium of
knowledge
Knowledge
Senses
Appetency
Instinct
Animal
Man
Senses
Knowledge
Intellect
Rational
Instinct
Appetency
Will
appetency
–
the drive to
seek
or
to
strive
for
something
Knowledge
Senses
Appetency
Instinct
Animal
Man
Senses
Knowledge
Intellect
Rational
Instinct
Appetency
Will
brutes and
ordinary
forms of
animal are
driven to
seek for
something
out of their
instincts.
Knowledge
Senses
Appetency
Instinct
Animal
Man
Senses
Knowledge
Intellect
Rational
Instinct
Appetency
Will
instincts
are
natural
biological
drives of
animals.
Knowledge
Senses
Appetency
Instinct
Animal
Man
Senses
Knowledge
Intellect
Rational
Instinct
Appetency
Will
 Man therefore does not just simply
perceive things but also analyzes,
assesses, criticizes, or, in a word,
intellectualizes things.
 as a rational animal, man strives for
something not only through his instincts,
but also through his will.
 It is true that man has instinctive drives,
but man can transcend all these drives
into a higher degree.
 Man, therefore, is capable of injecting a
dose of discipline to his psychological
drives because he has intellect and will.
goes
hand in hand as
complementary factors
as they are intrinsically
endowed in man as the
moral agent.
because man is a
moral being, man
Intellect
possesses intellect
and will. Through
Wisdom
his intellect, man
knows and can
Truth
know right or wrong
actions. Through his
will man can choose Thinking
between good or
Knowing
bad.
Will
Highest
Goal
Virtue
Goal
Good
Function
Doing
Purpose
Choosing
Man’s intellect
makes him capable
of understanding
right or wrong
actions: his will
makes him capable
of doing (or
expressing) his
choice, either good
or bad actions.
Intellect
Will
Wisdom
Highest
Goal
Virtue
Truth
Goal
Good
Thinking
Function
Doing
Knowing
Purpose
Choosing
Man’s
intellect
enables him
to search for
truth while
his will, for
good.
Intellect
Will
Wisdom
Highest
Goal
Virtue
Truth
Goal
Good
Thinking
Function
Doing
Knowing
Purpose
Choosing
When man is in
possession of
truth then he
can practice
what he knows
(wisdom) while
his exercise of
good makes him
virtuous
Intellect
Will
Wisdom
Highest
Goal
Virtue
Truth
Goal
Good
Thinking
Function
Doing
Knowing
Purpose
Choosing