367. What are the sources of the morality of human acts? (part 1)
(Comp 367) The morality of human acts depends on three sources: the object chosen,
either a true or apparent good; the intention of the subject who acts, that is,
the purpose for which the subject performs the act; and the circumstances of
the act, which include its consequences.
“In brief”
(CCC 1757)
The object, the intention, and the circumstances make up the three
"sources" of the morality of human acts. (CCC 1758) The object chosen morally specifies the act of
willing accordingly as reason recognizes and judges it good or evil.
To deepen and
explain
(CCC 1749) Freedom makes man a
moral subject. When he acts deliberately, man is, so to speak, the father of his acts. Human acts, that is,
acts that are freely chosen in consequence of a judgment of conscience, can be
morally evaluated. They are either good or evil. (CCC 1750)
The morality of human acts depends on: - the object chosen; - the end in view
or the intention; - the circumstances of the action. The object, the intention,
and the circumstances make up the "sources," or constitutive
elements, of the morality of human acts.
Reflection
(CCC 1751)
The object chosen is a good toward
which the will deliberately directs itself. It is the matter of a human act.
The object chosen morally specifies the act of the will, insofar as reason
recognizes and judges it to be or not to be in conformity with the true good.
Objective norms of morality express the rational order of good and evil,
attested to by conscience. [IT CONTINUES]
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