A Topic of Moral Theology

What makes an act human

Acts under a man's control, done with knowledge and free choice; free will as a dogma of faith and a truth of philosophy; the kinds of human acts (internal and external, elicited and commanded).

In the index as Human act · Act · Acts · Human acts · Ignorance · Deliberation · Advertence · Commanded · Effects of Omissions · Human act and act of man · Imputability of the human act · Intention · Liberty of human acts · Love · Omissions · Voluntary and involuntary · Actions · Active and passive use · Acts are to be placed in a continuous series · Analysis · Carnal or venereal motions · Choice · Consent · Elicited

In the manuals

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…, First Article. On The Nature Of Human Acts, nn. 40 & 41 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Vol. I, Bk. I, Chapter I. What is a Human Act?, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. II, Diss. I, Part I. Summary Doctrine of the Human Act, nn. 15, 16 & 17 (3 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, Introduction, n. 22 — (Summa Theologica, I-II, qq. 6-17.) Human acts are a means to man’s Last End, inasmuch as they are meritorious—i.e., labors that deserve a recompense (I Cor., iii. 8), struggles that deserve a crown (II Tim., ii. 5). But… Read in context →

Vol. I, Pt. I, Q. I, Art. 2. Acts as Human, Definition, n. 23 — Definition. Definition.—Those acts are called human of which a man is the master, and he is master of his actions in virtue of his reason and his will, which faculties make him superior to non-human agents that act without reason an… Read in context →

Vol. I, Pt. I, Q. I, Art. 2. Acts as Human, Knowledge Requisite for a Human Act, nn. 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 & 33 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. I, Q. I, Art. 2. Acts as Human, Consent Requisite for a Human Act, nn. 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 & 39 (6 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 I. On the Notion of Human Acts, n. 1 (4 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. 66, 67, 68, 69 & 70 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels

Vol. I, Tr. II, Title I: Notions and Divisions, nn. ¶1, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 & 39 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. I, Pt. I, Tr. II, Chapter I. On The Nature And Divisions Of Human Acts, nn. 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 & 34 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. I, Tr. II, Ch. II, Art. I, § 1. On The Advertence Required For A Human Act, nn. ¶28, 36, 37 & 38 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. I, General Moral Theology, Treatise: On Human Acts in Themselves, nn. ¶1, 47, 48, 49, 50 & 51 (39 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Vol. I, Tr. I, Chapter I. On the Notion of Human Acts, nn. 1 & 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume I

Slater, Cases I, Human Acts, Case 1. Constituents of a Human Act, nn. ¶1–¶14 (14 passages)

Treated under the broader heading Human Acts — Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Commentaries on Human Acts · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905) · Bucceroni, Commentaries (1910) · Koch–Preuss · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Konings, Theologia Moralis · Billuart, Summa Summae · Rickaby, Four-Square — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)