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Concupiscence
The document discusses three principles about acts of man and their relation to voluntariness and responsibility. The first principle states that preceding desires lessen the voluntary nature of an act. The second principle is that preceding desires do not destroy the voluntariness of an act. The third principle is that subsequent desires, no matter how strong, do not lessen the voluntary nature of an act. Therefore, for acts preceded by desire the doer is less responsible due to reduced voluntariness, but for acts followed by desire the doer is fully responsible since voluntariness is still present.
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Concupiscence
- 3. When passions spring intoactions without any stimulation or influence by the will. ACTS OF MAN, Therefore, they are amoral
- 4. acts directly or indirectlystirred by the will. the will approves directly or indireclty, Therefore, the agent is responsible for them
- 6. FIRST PRINCIPLE Antecedent concupiscence lessensthe voluntariness of an act. “ ”
- 7. SECOND PRINCIPLE Antecedent concupiscence doesnot destroy the voluntariness of an act. “ ”
- 8. THIRD PRINCIPLE Consequent concupiscence, however,great, does not lessen the voluntariness of an act. “
- 9. HENCEFORTH, A N TE C E D E N T C O N C U P I S C E N C E The doer of the act is less responsible because voluntariness is lessened. C O N S E Q U E N T C O N C U P I S C E N C E The doer of the act is fully responsible because voluntariness is present. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------- ---------------------------------------------
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