Next, what states of mind are included in the concept of moral obligation?
• Moral obligation is a concept of ultimate acts of the will or the end in view in any given moral choice or action. When a person makes intelligent acts of the will, these actions fall into three categories: 1) the choice of something for its own sake, because of its own nature or for reasons found exclusively within itself. An example of this is the happiness of just being content with life and loving all beings because of their intrinsic value. 2) The choice of the conditions or means of arriving at this goal of ultimate choice. An example of a condition would be the concept of holiness as a condition of being content with life, or as a means of happiness. 3) Decisions or executive efforts that allow one to secure the object of ultimate choice. The best way to state what we are saying here is that moral obligation refers to ultimate intention. Naturally when a person knows what their ultimate intention is, they logically will also choose the conditions and means of arriving at this
