This document discusses factors that can affect an agent's responsibility when performing an act, including fear, ignorance, habit, violence, and passions. It defines ignorance as a lack of knowledge and identifies three types: invincible ignorance which cannot be overcome without extraordinary effort; vincible ignorance which can be overcome through ordinary effort; and affected ignorance where one intends to remain ignorant to avoid sanction. Habit is described as the disposition of mind and body from repeating an act, which can be formed with or without knowledge of immorality.

2.  refers to different conditions that
could affect an agent in the
performance of an act that could
increase or diminish his/her
responsibility

3.  1. FEAR
-is the disturbance and
apprehension of mind
caused by thought of
impending evil.

4.  2.IGNORANCE
is the lack of knowledge which
a person MUST possess as
required oh him/her.

5.  TYPES OF IGNORANCE
 1. INVINCIBLE-
-an ignorance that can only be removed
through extra ordinary efforts or when a
person does not know that he is in the state of
ignorance.

6.  INVINCIBLE IGNORANCE

7.  TYPES OF IGNORANCE
 2. VINCIBLE
-a kind of ignorance that can be removed
through ordinary efforts.

8.  VINCIBLE IGNORANCE

9.  TYPES OF IGNORANCE
 3. AFFECTED
-a kind of ignorance when the agent
intends to remain ignorant to avoid
sanction.

10.  AFFECTED IGNORANCE

11.  3. Habit
-is the disposition of the mind and
body for doing something
which is acquired through
repetition of the same act. It
may be formed with or without
knowledge of its immorality.

12.  4. VIOLENCE
-an application of external
force on the agent to
compel him to do
something against his will.

13.  5. PASSIONS
-are strong disposition/emotions of a
person to possess something as
good or tendencies to avoid
something evil.
TYPES OF PASSIONS:
1. Antecedent Passion
2. Consequent Passion