Natural moral law
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- Created on: 08-01-16 09:10
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- Natural Moral Law
- Key features
- there is an objectively ideal way to be human
- if we reach the ideal we will be completely happy and will achieve our maximum physical, mental and spiritual health
- this applies to us both as individuals and human communities
- Aquinas
- The Summa Theologica
- 1- NML is universal and unchanging
- 2- relevant all cirumstances
- 3- is given by God
- 4- seen by all human beings
- 5- draws inspiration from the bible
- natural moral law
- universe created by God
- everything has a purpose
- purpose and design found in nature and scriptures
- humanity was given choice to follow good, our purpose
- fulfilling the purpose is 'good' any action taking person closer to goal is right, further away is wrong
- NML guides in 5 ways: live, reproduce, learn, worship God, order society
- secondary precepts
- guide people towards rightful actions, away from wrong ones
- 1st principle- the dictates of reason must be observed by all humans, all circumstances EG do not murder
- 2nd principle- more complex dictates that come from human reason, are guided by Gods law, not found directly in nature
- cardinal virtues/seven vices
- fundamental qualities of a moral life
- prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance
- 7 vices/ deadly sins would lead people away from morality
- pride, avarice, lust, envy, gluttony, anger, sloth
- challenges against aquinas
- all people seek to worship God
- every individual has one particular perpose
- human nature is same since creation
- The Summa Theologica
- Bernard Hoose
- modern NML is proportionalism and comes from Hoose's book Christian Ethics
- supports compromise to reach moral compromise not perfection
- allows individual circumstances
- understands some un-moral actions should be taken for greater good
- considers qualities such as dignity, integrity and justice
- Key features
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