Intro to the Cardinal Virtues Part 2

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Human Acts : 

Human Acts A specifically human act is intelligently motivated, that is, motivated by intelligible human goods, not sensible goods.

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Sensible goods: The taste of a burger A pleasant odor The warmth of a beach Intelligible goods: Friendships A game of chess (leisure) A religious action Truth

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Scratching an itch is not a specifically human act Asking a question is a specifically human action that is motivated by a desire to possess an intelligible human good (truth).

The Sensitive Appetites : 

The Sensitive Appetites

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The emotions have an innate need to be guided by reason

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Why? Because virtue perfects the powers of the soul. In other words, virtue disposes the powers of the soul to their proper activity. Happiness: Activity in accordance with perfect virtue

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Human life is a quest for the Supreme and Perfect Good. But human nature is not proportioned to it. The Supreme Good exceeds the capacity of human nature.