1. Man as A Person
 Moral Character
 Character
 is the will of the person directing him towards a recognized
idea
 is not the product of a moment’s inspiration, but a disciplined
tendency to choose the right thing in any given circumstance
 When a person falls below the expectation he is said to have
bad character
 A person who lives up to the ideals of his humanity is said to
have good character or moral integrity
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2. Social Dimension of a Person
 Society is but an extension of the person
 George Hegel teaches that man is fully developed
in his participation in family life, civic community
and in the State
 Thomas Hill Green expressed the conviction that a
person’s morality must identify itself with public
welfare
 Paul Tillich said that natural law is the demand for
us “to be a person in the community of other
persons”
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3. Social Dimension of a Person
 Society is but an extension of the person
 George Hegel teaches that man is fully developed
in his participation in family life, civic community
and in the State
 Thomas Hill Green expressed the conviction that a
person’s morality must identify itself with public
welfare
 Paul Tillich said that natural law is the demand for
us “to be a person in the community of other
persons”
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4. Reading : Be Proud you Are Human
 From the beginning we found ourselves alone in this
universe – we realized this and turned our attention to
making something practical and useful out of this
unprecedented situation
 We found a Light, a God and we got a sense of direction and
a goal to work on
 We set up a standard for living together
 We created for ourselves governing systems covering vast
geographical spaces
 We have conceived the ideal of justice and plan it all for men
 we are persistent – we find ways to browse the water, air
and our neighboring planets
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5. HUMAN ACTS
 Performed by a person who is acting
knowingly, freely and willfully
 These actions are deliberate, intentional or
voluntary
 These are differentiated from acts of man which
are instinctive and are not under the control of
the free will
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6. Attributes of Human Acts
 Human act is done knowingly
 The doer is conscious and aware of the reason and the
consequences of his actions
 Every normal person of age is presumed to act
knowingly
 Children below the age of reason, the senile and the
insane – are considered incapable of moral judgement
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7. Attributes of Human Acts
 Human act is done freely
 The doer acts by his own initiative and choice without
being forced to do so by another person
 An action done under duress is not considered
voluntary
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8. Attributes of Human Acts
 Human act is done willfully
 The doer consents to the act, accepting it as his own
and assumes accountability for its consequences
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9. Kinds of Human Acts
 Elicited Acts – those performed by the Will but are
not bodily externalized (no external manifestation)
 Commanded Acts – those mental and bodily
actions performed under the command of the Will
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10. Elicited Acts
 Wish – the tendency of the Will towards an object without
considering whether it is attainable or not
 Intention – the tendency of the will towards an object
which is attainable without necessarily committing oneself
to get it
 Consent – the acceptance of the will to carry out the
intention
 Election – the selection of the will of those means
necessary to carry out the intention
 Use – the command of the will to make use of the means
elected to carry out the intention
 Fruition – the enjoyment of the will due to the attainment
of the intetion
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11. Commanded Acts
 Internal action
 Those performed mentally such as
reasoning, recalling, imagining, and reflecting
 External action
 Those performed bodily, such as
walking, dancing, talking and writing
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12. In summary
Philosophers speak of Human acts as “being first in
intention, but last in execution”
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