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Will As Important As Reason

The document discusses the importance of will alongside reason in human action. It argues that will, defined as the intrinsic principle moving an agent towards an end, is as important as intellect or reason in determining human behavior. Both will and intellect are necessary for a human act, with will being the prerequisite that allows an action to be considered human rather than just an act of passion according to St. Thomas Aquinas. Moral courage then results from the interplay between reason and will in choosing virtuous behavior.

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Will As Important As Reason

The document discusses the importance of will alongside reason in human action. It argues that will, defined as the intrinsic principle moving an agent towards an end, is as important as intellect or reason in determining human behavior. Both will and intellect are necessary for a human act, with will being the prerequisite that allows an action to be considered human rather than just an act of passion according to St. Thomas Aquinas. Moral courage then results from the interplay between reason and will in choosing virtuous behavior.

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WILL AS IMPORTANT

AS REASON
WILL AS IMPORTANT AS REASON

INTELLECT or REASON is the principle of


human action.
We act an idea in mind of what we are
going to do or achieve.
WILL AS IMPORTANT AS REASON

WILL
Intrinsic principle moving the agent towards an end.
Every agent acts with an end the mind.
This end moves a person
Will being a prerequisite of an action to be considered
human.
WILL AS IMPORTANT AS REASON

WILL+INTELLECT=HUMAN ACT
Otherwise, it is ACT OF ACTION
St. Thomas Aquinas
Hence, moral courage is the interplay between reason and
will
WILL AS IMPORTANT AS REASON

Whether such virtues are innate or acquired, a


morally courageous person exhibits the
steadfastness of such virtues through the proper
exercise of the will.

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