A Topic of Moral Theology
Voluntariety and Free Choice
How knowledge and deliberation make an act voluntary, and the degrees of imputability.
The works themselves ask 60 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Within this topic
- The kinds of voluntariety ▸ 1 subtopics
- The principle of double effect
- Effects voluntary in their cause
Also asked about as…
did i really choose it · spontaneous · voluntary · voluntary acts · willed (ed.)
In the index as Voluntary · Will · Free · Human act · Intention · Cause · Willed · Appetite · Involuntary · Liberty · Motion · Spontaneous · Election · Love · Action · Concupiscence · Natural · Passion (concupiscence) · Pollution (Pollutio) · Beatitude · Delectation · Deliberation · Desire · Effect
In the manuals
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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. I, Bk. I, Chapter II. Voluntary Acts, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. II, Section I. On the Voluntary, nn. 18 & 19 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, On Human Acts, I. On the Nature of the Human Act, nn. 5–46 (42 passages)
Commentaries on Human Acts (Commentarii de Actibus Humanis)
Bucceroni, Commentaries on Human Acts, Commentary I: On the Voluntary, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12–26 & 27–48 (54 passages — hover a number to read it)
Bucceroni, Commentaries on Human Acts, Commentary II: On the Free, nn. 1–14 (14 passages)
Cases of Conscience, Proposed by Cardinal de Lugo, by Fr. Beniamino Elbel, by Fr. Ioannes Petrus Gury and by Other Authors, and Resolved (Casus conscientiae)
1. On the Voluntary and the Free, nn. 1 & 2 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology of Fr. John Peter Gury, S.J., with the Notes of Antonio Ballerini, S.J.
Vol. I, Treatise on Human Acts, Chapter II. On the Principles of Human Acts, n. 3 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Treatise on Human Acts, Ch. II, Art. I, § I. On the Voluntary in General, nn. 4, 5, 6 & 7 (16 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Treatise on Human Acts, Ch. II, Art. I, § II. On the Voluntary in Particular, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, 8, 9 & 10 (32 passages — hover a number to read it)
Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. II, Fundamental Moral Theology…, On Human Acts — Chapter I: On Free Acts, nn. 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83 & 84 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels
Vol. I, Tr. II, Title II: On the Human Act, as Voluntary and Free, n. ¶1 — Usefulness. In moral theology one must frequently recur to the divisions of the voluntary, especially in questions on imputation, on sins, on chastity and the opposed vices, on laws, and on the sacraments. It is of the g… Read in context →
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. I, Pt. I, Tr. II, Ch. II, Article II. On The Voluntary Which Is Required For A Human Act, n. ¶30 — Since this article is somewhat broader and at the same time very necessary for practice, for the sake of clarity we divide it into three paragraphs, namely: on the quiddity and division of the voluntary and involuntary; … Read in context →
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. I, General Moral Theology, Treatise: On Human Acts in…, First Part: On Human Acts …, Section A: On the Condition of Human Acts, n. 52 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, General Moral Theology, Treatise: On Human Acts in…, First Part: On Human Acts …, Section A: On the Conditio…, Ch. I, Question One: On the Volun…, Article I: On the Voluntary in Itself, nn. ¶1, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 & 58 (31 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae
Vol. I, Part First: On the First P…, Tr. III, Chapter I: On the Imputability of Human Acts, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3 & ¶4 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Part First: On the First P…, Tr. III, Ch. I, Art. I, § 1. On the Voluntary, nn. ¶271, ¶272, ¶273 & ¶274 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Part First: On the First P…, Tr. III, Ch. I, Art. I, § 2. On the Free, nn. ¶275, ¶276, ¶277, ¶278, ¶279 & ¶280 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Part First: On the First P…, Tr. III, Ch. I, Article II: On the Impediments of Imputability, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3 & ¶4 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Part First: On the First P…, Tr. III, Ch. I, Art. II, § 1. On Violence, nn. ¶1, ¶281, ¶282, ¶283 & ¶284 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Part First: On the First P…, Tr. III, Ch. I, Art. II, § 2. On Fear, nn. ¶1, ¶285 & ¶286 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Part First: On the First P…, Tr. III, Ch. I, Art. II, § 3. On Ignorance, nn. ¶1, ¶287, ¶288 & ¶289 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Part First: On the First P…, Tr. III, Ch. I, Art. II, § 4. On Concupiscence, nn. ¶1, ¶290, ¶291, ¶2, ¶3, ¶292 & ¶293 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium
Vol. I, Treatise on Human Acts, Ch. II, Art. I, § I. On the Voluntary in General, nn. ¶4 & ¶5 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Treatise on Human Acts, Ch. II, Art. I, § II. On the Voluntary in Species, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶6, ¶7 & ¶8 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology
Vol. I, Tr. I, Chapter II. On Those Things which Constitute a Human Act, n. 3 — As is gathered from the very definition of a human act, three things concur to constitute it, namely knowledge, volition, and liberty. Since discussion concerning knowledge will occur throughout the whole Treatise on Con… Read in context →
Vol. I, Tr. I, Ch. II, Article I. On the Voluntary in General, nn. 4 & 5 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
A Brief Text-Book of Moral Philosophy
Chapter II: The Morality of Human Acts, nn. 53, ¶106 & ¶107 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa Summae S. Thomae (Billuart)
Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus II. On the Prima Sec…, On Human Acts, On the Voluntary and the Involuntary, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)
Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus II. On the Prima Sec…, On Human Acts, On the Voluntary and the I…, What is the voluntary, and of how many kinds?, nn. 1–18 (18 passages)
Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus II. On the Prima Sec…, On Human Acts, On the Voluntary and the I…, Whether an omission, and the effect that follows from it, are voluntary without a precept to place the act omitted?, nn. 1–15 (15 passages)
Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume I
Slater, Cases I, Human Acts, Case 4. Principle of a Double Effect, nn. ¶1–¶14 (14 passages)
Slater, Cases I, Human Acts, Case 5. Voluntary Per Accidens, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9 & ¶10 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)
Slater, Cases I, Human Acts, Case 6. Voluntary in the Cause, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9 & ¶10 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)
Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)
Vol. I, Pt. I, Q. I, Art. 2. Acts as Human, Two Kinds of Voluntary Acts, nn. 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61 & 62 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Moral Philosophy: Ethics, Deontology and Natural Law
Pt. III, Ch. II, Sect. I, Direct and Indirect, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Pt. III, Ch. II, Section II. Of Killing done Indirectly in Self-defence, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)
Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology, On the Principles of Moral…, Book Second. On Acts Apt F…, First Question. On Human A…, Second Article. On The Voluntary And The Involuntary, nn. ¶1, 42, 43 & 44 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)
Vol. I, Its Subject, Norm, and Object, Morality, Its Subject, Norm, and Object, Ch. I, Section 5: Voluntary Acts, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10 & ¶11 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)
Pastoral Questions
Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions, I. Questions Concerning Ch…, On Chastity and Lust, Question Two: Concerning Chastity and Lust in General — Theological Principles, nn. ¶127, ¶128, ¶129, ¶130, ¶131, ¶132, ¶133, ¶134 & ¶135 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)
Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions, II. Questions Concerning E…, I. Pastoral Questions Rega…, Question Two: Concerning Actions Harmful to Human Life or Integrity — Theological Principles, nn. ¶818, ¶819, ¶820, ¶821, ¶822 & ¶823 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Human Acts — Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905) · Bucceroni, Commentaries (1910) · Rickaby, Four-Square — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)