Human Action (Aquinas 101)

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    Human beings are on a quest for happiness.
    God did not design us to settle for shallow, transitory and superficial things, but designed our nature to seek out goodness in the fullest sense. The highest goodness is always calling us, summoning us to seek it and enjoy it.
    Human Action (Aquinas 101) - Fr. James Brent, O.P.
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Komentáře • 80

  • @jakubr4634
    @jakubr4634 Před 4 lety +73

    To sum up, the stages of human action are as follows:
    1. simple volition (5:10)
    2. intention (5:46)
    3. deliberation and consent (6:33)
    4. decision - act of the reason (7:02)
    5. election - act of the will (7:09)
    6. command - performed by the reason (7:20)
    7. use - execution of the will (7:26)
    8. fruition (8:01)
    Thank you for the video.

    • @ThomisticInstitute
      @ThomisticInstitute  Před 4 lety +25

      That's right. To fill it out yet further, simple volition is preceded by an a) apprehension of the end and intention is preceded by a b) judgment of attainability. Deliberation and consent are the intellectual and volitional components respectively of that stage. Finally, fruition has both intellectual and volitional components, sometimes called active and passive fruition. You can listen to these lectures for more: 1) soundcloud.com/thomisticinstitute/aquinas-on-the-stages-of-human-action-part-1-fr-james-brent-op & 2) soundcloud.com/thomisticinstitute/aquinas-on-stages-of-human-action-part-2-fr-james-brent-op.

    • @eksed264
      @eksed264 Před 3 lety

      Up

    • @pocketvelero
      @pocketvelero Před 3 lety +3

      @@ThomisticInstitute How do you manage to make a fantastic video even better? 🤩

    • @Shadow_Microwaive
      @Shadow_Microwaive Před 6 měsíci

      Thank you, so much

  • @teresabaker-carl9668
    @teresabaker-carl9668 Před 4 lety +56

    This is a subject I think about a great deal. I have a degenerative illness which makes life very difficult at times, but with the Lord as my goal, I find that I am at peace most of the time, and a joy which does not require riches, lots of friends, parties, constant activity, sexual activity, etc. My life is improving even as my health fails.

  • @Enya111Bayting-pz2zv
    @Enya111Bayting-pz2zv Před 12 dny

    Thank you father Brent..

  • @byron8657
    @byron8657 Před rokem +1

    Our hearts are restless until it rest unto Thee my Lord and my God! After a long sojourn in different places and all the different types of pleasure the known earth during that time can offer to seek the ultimate truth of what happiness this life can offer! K

    • @byron8657
      @byron8657 Před rokem

      Our Hearts are restless until it rest unto Thee my Lord my God! St Augustine Bishop of Hippo 330AD

  • @Enya111Bayting-pz2zv
    @Enya111Bayting-pz2zv Před 12 dny

    TO GOD BE THE GLORY....

  • @gregoryweber5667
    @gregoryweber5667 Před 4 lety +9

    Thanks to all of you at The Thomistic Institute for all of this fine instruction. During this time of pestilence, God keep you healthy and safe!

  • @gregorythorne6101
    @gregorythorne6101 Před 2 lety +2

    Thank you, Father ! I chose to watch the TI discourses frequently, and judge there's been no mistake ! I send something every so often, but you are invaluable !

  • @hope12792
    @hope12792 Před měsícem

    Thank you very much.

  • @jpgarcia7787
    @jpgarcia7787 Před 4 měsíci

    This is incredibly simple and easy to understand.

  • @thomasjust2663
    @thomasjust2663 Před 4 lety +3

    These questions become ever more important the longer you live

  • @dalelerette206
    @dalelerette206 Před 8 měsíci

    Freedom exists not to do what you want but having the right to do what you ought. - Saint Pope John Paul II the stages of human action was such a good explanation. 5:47

  • @kristindreko3194
    @kristindreko3194 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you!
    May our Lord Jesus Christ bless you!

  • @ralph7545
    @ralph7545 Před 4 lety +2

    I think and believe evangelization is highly effective thru social media. This channel is a prime example. Please continue preaching and educating because I'm listening. 😊🙏

  • @byron8657
    @byron8657 Před rokem

    Very simple from St Thomas Aquainas to seek Happiness in Life; We should have Compassion in our hearts and Contentment in our mind!

  • @donnakerrigan5840
    @donnakerrigan5840 Před 4 lety +3

    choosing my way to true happiness is a great definition of true freedom. Good
    explanation of interplay of intellect and will in our acts as free agents
    we must know Truth and go toward it

  • @jakelm4256
    @jakelm4256 Před 6 měsíci

    I strongly recommend the book Human Action by Ludwig von Mises, and Man, Economy, and State by Murray Rothbard which deduce the entire science of economics from the single axiom of human action.

  • @joe54361
    @joe54361 Před 4 lety +2

    Love this!

  • @clementbretanno1116
    @clementbretanno1116 Před rokem

    Thank you Fr. James. God bless you and your ministry..

    • @ThomisticInstitute
      @ThomisticInstitute  Před 11 měsíci

      It's a joy! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. May the Lord bless you!

  •  Před 4 lety +3

    Amazing. Thanks.

  • @richardt.buryan832
    @richardt.buryan832 Před 3 lety +1

    Brilliant!!!

  • @dagorion9881
    @dagorion9881 Před 3 lety +3

    Thank you for concisely explaining the Steps of Human Action by St. Thomas Aquinas! Prior to watching, I had a great trouble digesting this topic because our learning module horribly translated and explained this topic in our native language. I even had a hard time researching this topic on the internet. After watching and reading the comments, everything became clear :)

    • @josephzammit8483
      @josephzammit8483 Před 2 lety +1

      St. John Bosco Guide, Teacher and Model for Priests czcams.com/video/QxnYt9Q3YtI/video.html

  • @richardlimbaga4510
    @richardlimbaga4510 Před 2 lety

    profound and perfect for a student. Thanks padres!

  • @primaveralily3453
    @primaveralily3453 Před 2 lety +1

    SIMPLY EXCELLENT!

  • @saturdaysolitude7800
    @saturdaysolitude7800 Před 3 lety +4

    This was really good. Wow.

  • @Titan-fk2fi
    @Titan-fk2fi Před 3 lety +9

    Why do something as important as this doesn't have many views

    • @williambuysse5459
      @williambuysse5459 Před 2 lety +2

      There are many obstacles in modern life which block us from wanting to know or do what is true and right. To have discovered this site means you are on the way or may start to be.

  • @edwinmorillo1452
    @edwinmorillo1452 Před 2 lety

    Hermoso naguara!🔥

  • @ThomistReview1950
    @ThomistReview1950 Před 3 lety +1

    I found this while researching Mises and his book Human action. Once again Catholicism and Austrian economics cross paths

    • @mattandriolli
      @mattandriolli Před 2 lety +1

      You should watch their video about reductionism...

  • @clavdiolizarraga1075
    @clavdiolizarraga1075 Před 2 lety +3

    this is basically proto praxeology right here, truly impressive economic insights for middle age thought

    • @gjro2755
      @gjro2755 Před 2 lety +1

      You can trace it back to St. Agostinho, confessions

    • @bradleymarshall5489
      @bradleymarshall5489 Před 11 měsíci +1

      Well the foundations of Austrian economics were made by Thomists in Spain during the renaissance

    • @clavdiolizarraga1075
      @clavdiolizarraga1075 Před 11 měsíci

      @@bradleymarshall5489 woah, can you please provide a few names?

    • @bradleymarshall5489
      @bradleymarshall5489 Před 11 měsíci

      @@clavdiolizarraga1075 sure! Juan de Marianna is considered one of the best. Juan de Lugo was perhaps the first to combine scarcity and utility in a single theory of value. Martín de Azpilcueta Navarrus was the first economic thinker to state clearly and unequivocally that government price-fixing is a mistake. Luis de Molina is another. Fransisco de Vitoria was the founder of the school of Salamanca but his specialty was more in law. Overall though Jesus Huerta de Soto has an excellent lecture on youtube that he gave to some Spanish priests going more in depth on the achievements of the Spanish scholastics.

  • @martinfernandes388
    @martinfernandes388 Před 3 lety +1

    Truth

  • @kateyutterback646
    @kateyutterback646 Před 4 lety +3

    You never said Who is one one, true Love, he who IS love... and then, of course, there’s baseball ⚾️ Thank-you so much! God bless your lent.🙏🏼✝️💜

  • @byron8657
    @byron8657 Před rokem

    Freedom goes with it Responsibility without it its license! Without regard to principles! K

  • @iqgustavo
    @iqgustavo Před 11 měsíci +1

    🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
    00:00 🌟 Human beings are driven by a quest for deeper happiness, not mere fleeting pleasure.
    02:25 🤔 Freedom is about choosing the path to true and lasting happiness, not acting impulsively.
    03:47 🙌 Freedom is meant to lead us towards the highest and most enjoyable good, not towards license.
    06:08 💡 Human acts involve a complex interplay between intellect, will, and choice.
    08:18 🤗 Our hearts are engaged in a continuous process of deliberation, decision-making, and reflection.
    09:41 🕊️ Knowing the truth about what is truly good is essential for making meaningful and fulfilling choices.
    10:10 🤔 The pursuit of the one true good leads us to lasting happiness and fulfillment.
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  • @byron8657
    @byron8657 Před rokem

    Health is the greatest wealth and time is the greatest gift! Gautama Buddha

  • @timfairchild4272
    @timfairchild4272 Před 4 lety +1

    Is there a way to find a print version of this talk? Thanks for all you do!!!

    • @ThomisticInstitute
      @ThomisticInstitute  Před 4 lety +3

      We're uploading captions to all the videos as we speak. We're through almost the first forty, if that helps. You might also be able to find a free transcription program online for the task. There are currently no plans to share transcripts.

    • @timfairchild4272
      @timfairchild4272 Před 4 lety +2

      @@ThomisticInstitute Thanks. I reverted to my old school days, took out a pencil and made some notes. Appreciate you very much.

    • @ThomisticInstitute
      @ThomisticInstitute  Před 4 lety +1

      @@timfairchild4272 Cheers!

  • @antonkokic
    @antonkokic Před 4 lety +4

    Does this have anything to do with Mises vision of Human Action?

    • @J10044
      @J10044 Před 3 lety

      I had the same thought. The type of reasoning seems very similar. A praxeological path to happiness perhaps.

    • @patrickfreeman9460
      @patrickfreeman9460 Před 3 lety +3

      Yes, it does. Although Mises was the first to formulate the Human Action Model in today's Austrian terminology, he actually inherited the concepts in a much more verbose form from Carl Menger, who is generally considered the founder of Austrian Economics. Carl Menger, as well as many other influential social science thinkers of the day, studied under an anthropology professor named Franz Brentano, who is most famous for introducing Scholastic philosophy (of which Thomism had been the core for several centuries), to German speaking academia, which had largely abandoned Scholasticism after the Protestant Reformation.

  • @AWayOfLiving84
    @AWayOfLiving84 Před 6 měsíci

    When you help things does it make you feel good? Or do you need something every time? Like money to help people in need. As all your time is precious & you don't like giving promos. Let me know truly what person you are in this subject? When you watch people for a certain time. You get the answer hey?

  • @Enya111Bayting-pz2zv
    @Enya111Bayting-pz2zv Před 12 dny

    I asked forgiveness from GOD...

  • @Zorro9129
    @Zorro9129 Před 3 lety +1

    I don't think there's any coincidence that this bears the title of von Mises' monumental treatise.

  • @no42arak-st-floor44
    @no42arak-st-floor44 Před rokem

    Very famous American philosopher stated that" knowing the truth will set you free it is not the truth set you free!"

  • @AWayOfLiving84
    @AWayOfLiving84 Před 6 měsíci

    Why is truth becoming a figment of your imagination? Truth sell set you free. Some people might say when's that?🕵🏻‍♂️When you get to be on the list to get listen to.🥺😔

  • @thefrenchareharlequins2743

    "Axiom- man acts, lmao bottom text" - Ludwig von Mises

  • @SeaJay_Oceans
    @SeaJay_Oceans Před rokem

    Well, now we know that Thomas is basically wrong. All human being's thinking is trapped in a neural network not of their own design. The Brain is God's Design, just like the bee's and bird's brains are also running on God's Design. So human's thinking is trapped in this neural network. Even if we design an AI Machine to think up new ideas for us, that AI design came out of human brains neural networks. So it's finite 'freedom', finite 'liberty' - confined to the design of the homo sapien neural network.

  • @AWayOfLiving84
    @AWayOfLiving84 Před 6 měsíci

    Is joking about health a joke to you? Not for me

  • @lewis72
    @lewis72 Před 4 lety

    1:14
    "The animals do not deliberate about what to do or how to do it."
    - Where's the proof for this assertion ?

    • @genekelly8467
      @genekelly8467 Před 3 lety

      Dogs appear to have some limited use of reason. More research is shedding light on this.

    • @bestpossibleworld2091
      @bestpossibleworld2091 Před 3 lety +3

      If dogs and other animals deliberate and make free judgments that can go against their instincts, then they need to be held accountable for their actions--judged and punished for misbehavior (e.g. the dog kills the neighbor's beloved cat).

    • @lewis72
      @lewis72 Před 3 lety

      @@bestpossibleworld2091
      They are already.

    • @bestpossibleworld2091
      @bestpossibleworld2091 Před 3 lety +2

      @@lewis72 That's why we have courts and due process for dogs and cats to properly ascertain their moral culpability. And this is why we arrest lions when they viciously tear apart baby antelopes.

    • @lewis72
      @lewis72 Před 3 lety

      @@bestpossibleworld2091
      "That's why we have courts and due process for dogs and cats to properly ascertain their moral culpability."
      - We don't have them. I don't know what made you think that we did. Dogs can not communicate, so how would they even work if we did have them ?
      You're dumber than I already thought you were.
      "And this is why we arrest lions when they viciously tear apart baby antelopes."
      - Again, we don't. You need to educate yourself.
      Furthermore, why should we ? How is that any different from a Human eating killing an animal to eat ?