Thomas Aquinas Hyman Act Analysis
In class we discussed Thomas Aquinas’s idea of the hyman act. Which there are two parts of the human act that Thomas discusses. The first being external, the physical appearance. The second part, which is the internal, the psychological side. The external part is how we express ourselves in a physical matter, like what we wear, our hygiene, and many different ways to examine someone by their physical appearance. the external part of the human act is almost like a personal brand. We learned about the personal branding in a class I took my senior year of high school. It is what you show the world who you are, by how you appear. If I gave off a brand by wearing business suits everyday, you would think that I worked for a major corporation. Where as if I was wearing jean slacks and a plaid t-shirt you may think I may work in a diner or a lower status job. Even though we say never judge a book by its cover, we always
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There are two parts to the internal side, the judgement of the “best”, and the judgement of the conscience. The real reason from judgement of the best is what seems most attractive. Then the judgement of the conscience, which is what is right and what is wrong. The best scenario of how you described it was ‘Should I stay in bed today all wrapped up in my blankets, or go to work where I will get paid?’. Even though this is a simple question to answer, we all know it’s not the staying in bed option. You are always split between two choices, you know that choosing the right decision is always the best. Although there are a few moments when the “best” choice, is actually the correct one. If you really think about your choices you can see it is a constant battle between the one that looks the best and the one that is the best. It has usually become second nature to us, we do think about what seems the best, but really most of us will choose what truly the best decision
There are two parts to the internal side, the judgement of the “best”, and the judgement of the conscience. The real reason from judgement of the best is what seems most attractive. Then the judgement of the conscience, which is what is right and what is wrong. The best scenario of how you described it was ‘Should I stay in bed today all wrapped up in my blankets, or go to work where I will get paid?’. Even though this is a simple question to answer, we all know it’s not the staying in bed option. You are always split between two choices, you know that choosing the right decision is always the best. Although there are a few moments when the “best” choice, is actually the correct one. If you really think about your choices you can see it is a constant battle between the one that looks the best and the one that is the best. It has usually become second nature to us, we do think about what seems the best, but really most of us will choose what truly the best decision