CONTINUATION OF

MORALITY OF
HUMAN ACTS
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DETERMINANT OF MORALITY
DETERMINANTS OF
MORALITY
=
MEASUREMENT
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1. The End of the Act

● It is the Primary Determinant of Morality
● Natural Purpose of the Act
● Natural Result of the Action
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2. The End of the Actor

● Also called as motive
● Refers to the intention or the motive of the doer of
the act
● It is the purpose or motive which the doer wishes to
accomplish by his action. Without a motive, an
act is accidental or involuntary.
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3. Circumstance of the Act

● Conditions set by the situation affect the human act by either
increasing or decreasing the responsibility of the person or
actor.
● There are also other circumstances to consider, who, what,
when, where, why and by what means
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Paul Glenn’s 5 principles

● An indifferent act can become good or bad through circumstances
● A good act can become evil through circumstances
● An intrinsically good act can become better or an intrinsically bad
act can become worse through circumstances
● An evil act can never be good through circumstances
● A good act with evil means destroy entire objective of the act
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PROPERTIES OF HUMAN ACTS

 PROPERTIES OF HUMAN ACTS

Imputability

What is “Impute?”
According to the oxford dictionary: as being done,
caused, or possessed by someone; attribute.
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“The person
performing the
acts is liable
for such acts.”
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Merit and Demerit

(Praiseworthiness and Culpability)
Merits refer to the advantages or favourable
significance of something. Demerits refer to
the unfavourable points of something that has
some of the other adverse effects.
 SEATWORK

Get a 1/4th yellow pad paper

(Name, Subj-Sec, SW#3)
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1.It is the term where you receive a merit or praise.
2.What is also known as the measurement of how good or bad something is?
3.The End of the Doer is also called as _____
4.Refers to the intention or the motive of the doer of the act.
5-7.Give 3 determinants of morality.
8.Give 1 example of merit.
9.Give 1 example of demerit.
10.It is when you receive a demerit or punishment.