Operare Sequitur Esse Quiz: Philosophy of Human Action Flashcards

Study Notes

Human Act as an Acting Subject

Human act proceeds from a deliberate will of a human being, performed with knowledge of the intellect and free decision of the human will.
It is done with freedom, knowledge, and voluntariness.

Human Person as an Acting Subject

Human persons are considered as acting subjects, performing various actions that express their subjectivity.
There are two kinds of human activities: conscious actions (accompanied by one's consciousness) and non-conscious actions (not accompanied by consciousness).

Conscious Action

When people do a conscious act, they experience themselves as the agent of the action.
They determine their actions, resulting in self-determination.

Modifiers of Human Acts

Human acts are deliberate, free, and voluntary, whereas acts of man are indeliberate, not free, and not voluntary.
Not all human acts are done by human actions, which require awareness, knowledge, voluntariness, desire, or compassion, and freedom.

Scenarios to Reflect On

Examples of human acts and acts of man: eating, drinking, loving, sleeping in class, holding an ice cream and licking it.
Questions to consider: Are these actions free, voluntary, and human acts or acts of man?

Modifiers of Human Act

Modifiers make partial or minor changes to actions to improve or make them less extreme.
The nature of human act involves knowledge, will, and freedom, with degrees of each affecting responsibility for the consequences of the act.

Modifiers of Human Act: Ignorance

Ignorance is the absence of knowledge in a person who is required to know what they do not know.
Ignorance reduces the responsibility of the agent for the consequences of the act.

Description

Explore the concept of human action as a deliberate and free decision-making process. Learn how human beings, as acting subjects, perform actions with knowledge, freedom, and voluntariness. Understand the principle of Operare Sequitur Esse, or 'action follows being'.