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What is Crass Ignorance characterized by?
What is Crass Ignorance characterized by?
- Total or nearly total lack of effort to dispel ignorance (correct)
- Efforts made to dispel ignorance
- Conscious attempts to embrace ignorance
- A strong awareness of one's knowledge gaps
Which type of ignorance involves making an effort to dispel ignorance but lacking perseverance?
Which type of ignorance involves making an effort to dispel ignorance but lacking perseverance?
- Affected Ignorance
- Consequent Ignorance
- Simply Vincible Ignorance (correct)
- Crass Ignorance
What defines Consequent Ignorance?
What defines Consequent Ignorance?
- It follows an act that is voluntary
- It is characterized by ignorance that cannot be dispelled at all
- It indicates a pervasive realization of one's ignorance
- It accompanies an act that would have occurred regardless of the ignorance (correct)
Which option best describes Affected Ignorance?
Which option best describes Affected Ignorance?
What is INVINSIBLE IGNORANCE/INCULPABLE IGNORANCE unable to be dispelled by?
What is INVINSIBLE IGNORANCE/INCULPABLE IGNORANCE unable to be dispelled by?
Antecedent Ignorance is defined as ignorance that:
Antecedent Ignorance is defined as ignorance that:
What is the result of being judged as an acquaintance due to poor eyesight an example of?
What is the result of being judged as an acquaintance due to poor eyesight an example of?
What aspect distinguishes Concomitant Ignorance?
What aspect distinguishes Concomitant Ignorance?
What is the effect of antecedent concupiscence on voluntariness?
What is the effect of antecedent concupiscence on voluntariness?
How does consequent concupiscence differ from antecedent concupiscence?
How does consequent concupiscence differ from antecedent concupiscence?
What role does knowledge play in determining voluntariness?
What role does knowledge play in determining voluntariness?
In what way does concupiscence affect moral judgment?
In what way does concupiscence affect moral judgment?
What does the term SUMMUM BONUM refer to in the context of human acts?
What does the term SUMMUM BONUM refer to in the context of human acts?
What outcome does deliberate fostering of bad will imply?
What outcome does deliberate fostering of bad will imply?
What is the relationship between an act and the agent's responsibility in cases of consequent concupiscence?
What is the relationship between an act and the agent's responsibility in cases of consequent concupiscence?
How is morality defined in the provided content?
How is morality defined in the provided content?
What role does conscience play in determining human acts?
What role does conscience play in determining human acts?
Which statements about concupiscence are true?
Which statements about concupiscence are true?
What is a consequence of impaired knowledge regarding voluntariness?
What is a consequence of impaired knowledge regarding voluntariness?
What distinguishes a good act from a bad act in this context?
What distinguishes a good act from a bad act in this context?
What does the term 'agreement or conflict' refer to in the discussion of moral acts?
What does the term 'agreement or conflict' refer to in the discussion of moral acts?
Why is the concept of the last end significant to human acts?
Why is the concept of the last end significant to human acts?
What is indicated by human acts being 'good in as much as' they serve a certain end?
What is indicated by human acts being 'good in as much as' they serve a certain end?
What aspect of human morality does subjective happiness relate to?
What aspect of human morality does subjective happiness relate to?
What happens to a good act done for a good motive?
What happens to a good act done for a good motive?
Which of the following is true about an evil act done for an evil end?
Which of the following is true about an evil act done for an evil end?
What determines the morality of indifferent acts?
What determines the morality of indifferent acts?
What is stated about an evil act with a good end?
What is stated about an evil act with a good end?
What is the consequence of performing an indifferent act for an evil end?
What is the consequence of performing an indifferent act for an evil end?
Which determinant of morality refers specifically to the act itself?
Which determinant of morality refers specifically to the act itself?
The statement 'The end doesn't justify the means' implies what about moral actions?
The statement 'The end doesn't justify the means' implies what about moral actions?
Which of the following statements is true according to the determinants of morality?
Which of the following statements is true according to the determinants of morality?
Which circumstance relates to the identity of the individual performing the act?
Which circumstance relates to the identity of the individual performing the act?
What does the Circumstance of Quality or Quantity investigate?
What does the Circumstance of Quality or Quantity investigate?
Which circumstance examines the location where the act took place?
Which circumstance examines the location where the act took place?
How can the Circumstance of Means affect an act?
How can the Circumstance of Means affect an act?
What effect can circumstances have on a good act?
What effect can circumstances have on a good act?
Which statement is true regarding an evil act and its circumstances?
Which statement is true regarding an evil act and its circumstances?
What is the purpose of analyzing the Circumstance of Manner?
What is the purpose of analyzing the Circumstance of Manner?
Which circumstance does NOT destroy the goodness of a good act?
Which circumstance does NOT destroy the goodness of a good act?
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Study Notes
Concepts of Ignorance
- Positive Ignorance: Refers to the presence of false knowledge; can hinder moral judgment.
- Degrees of Vincible Ignorance:
- Crass Ignorance: Results from a total lack of effort to acquire knowledge.
- Simply Vincible Ignorance: Occurs when one makes minimal efforts to dispel ignorance but lacks perseverance.
- Affected Ignorance: Involves intentional efforts to retain ignorance.
Types of Ignorance
- Invincible Ignorance: Cannot be overcome by reasonable diligence; the agent is unaware of their lack of knowledge.
- Antecedent Ignorance: Exists before the act and affects voluntary consent.
- Concomitant Ignorance: Accompanies the act but does not negate its voluntariness.
- Consequent Ignorance: Follows from the act of will and can diminish responsibility based on awareness.
Understanding Concupiscence
- Concupiscence: Refers to bodily appetites or tendencies that guide human action.
- Antecedent Concupiscence: Diminishes voluntary control, affecting moral judgment.
- Moral Goodness: Defined as the relation of human acts to their ultimate end, the SUMMUM BONUM (greatest good).
Determinants of Morality
- Determinants: Include object, motive, and circumstances that assess whether an act aligns with moral standards.
- Object: The intrinsic quality of the act itself, determining good or evil nature.
- Motive: The intention behind the act, influencing its moral value.
- Circumstances: External factors impacting the act, which can enhance or diminish its goodness.
Ethical Principles Regarding Morality
- Good acts for good motives enhance moral value; evil acts for evil ends worsen moral standing.
- An act cannot be justified as good solely based on a good intention if the action is inherently evil.
- Indifferent acts can shift in morality depending on the motive for which they are performed.
Circumstances Affecting Moral Acts
- Circumstance of Person: Assesses the agent performing the act.
- Circumstance of Quality/Quantity: Evaluates the scope and seriousness of the action.
- Circumstance of Place: Considers the location of the act.
- Circumstance of Means: Looks at tools and methods used in the act.
- Circumstance of Manner: Analyzes the behavior of the agent during the act.
Implications of Circumstances
- Circumstances can transform the perception of an act's goodness or evil.
- A gravely negative circumstance can negate the moral goodness of an otherwise good act.
- Non-grave circumstances may not completely undermine the goodness of a moral act.
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