Understanding Human Acts: Elements and Significance
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What does 'Consent' refer to according to the text?

  • The active interplay between intellect and the will
  • A series of thoughts and judgments concerning the suitable means towards the attainment of the desired good or end
  • The active commitment of the agent to follow what means the intellect has finally opted as the "right pick"
  • A definite decision as what means should be used (correct)

What are 'External Acts' according to the text?

  • Actions that are affected by bodily powers of man under the command of the will (correct)
  • Actions done by man in contradiction to the dictates of right reason
  • Actions that include the use of both bodily and mental powers
  • Actions done by man by way of his internal mental powers under the command of the will

Which of the following is NOT a type of voluntariness of human acts mentioned in the text?

  • Imperfect Voluntariness
  • Spontaneous Voluntariness (correct)
  • Conditional Voluntariness
  • Perfect Voluntariness

What does 'Fruition' refer to according to the text?

<p>The actual attainment of the desired good (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are 'Good Acts' according to the text?

<p>Actions done by man in harmony with the dictates of right reason (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'Explicit Voluntariness' refer to according to the text?

<p>The degree of voluntariness that happens when the consent to an action is externally manifested by words or by signs (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of a human act according to the text?

<p>An act done with knowledge, freedom, and voluntariness (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the first element of a human act according to the text?

<p>Knowledge (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a human act according to the text?

<p>It is done with physical activity (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between voluntariness and the other two elements of a human act?

<p>Voluntariness requires the presence of knowledge and freedom (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between a wish and an intention according to the text?

<p>A wish is a primordial desire, while an intention is a purposive tendency of the will (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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