It has also been said that for man's acts to be voluntary they must be done with knowledge of what is being done?
Yes; and this means that if one performs an act, with
out the knowledge of what one is really doing, the act
done is not voluntary (VI. 8).
Is such an act then involuntary?
Yes, provided that if one knew the true facts, one
would not have performed the act (VI. 8).
Can that which one does or which one does not owing to ignorance or to some error, be nevertheless sometimes voluntary?
Yes; it is always so if one is responsible for one's
ignorance or one's error (VI. 8).
And when is one responsible for one's ignorance or one error?
When one wills these directly, or when they are the
outcome of culpable negligence (VI. 8).
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