Natural Law
- Created by: donpalmieri
- Created on: 08-10-19 16:27
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- Natural Law
- Overview
- Based around the thinking of St.Thomas Aquinas
- Human nature
- It's a deontological theory
- The Telos
- Developed from Aristotles teachings
- Something is good if it fulfils its purpose
- God should be the ultimate end of human life
- Developed from Aristotles teachings
- The Four Tires of Law
- 1. Eternal
- The unchanging reason of God, absolute for all people
- 2.Divine
- The Laws given to us by God e.g. the ten commandments
- 3.Natural
- People use their reason to understand eternal law
- 4.Human
- The laws given to humans by other humans to follow
- 1. Eternal
- The five Primary Precepts
- World
- W
- Worship God
- O
- Ordered Society
- R
- Reproduce
- L
- Learn
- D
- Defend Innocence
- W
- World
- Real and Apparent Goods
- Real Goods
- Those which are in accordance with the five PP and God wishes for humanity
- Apparent Goods
- things which tempt us because they seem enjoyable but doesn't help with human flourishing
- Real Goods
- The Doctrine of Double effect
- Situations in which there are two outcomes
- if the intention was to do something good then the action cannot be bad
- Even if it has a bad effect
- Link to Euthanasia
- Strengths of NL
- Allows consideration of different circumstances
- Offers a way of looking at the world which is absolute and applies to all times and cultures
- it is easy to work out what is right and wrong
- Weaknesses of NL
- Not everyone believes in God
- Seen as unsympathetic
- Overview
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