Natural Law
- Created by: Lisa Robinson
- Created on: 17-12-12 16:23
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- Natural Law
- weaknesses
- Natural Law contradicts christian teachings.
- Vardy suggested that Aquinas' view on human nature was too simplistic
- Barth believed that it is too reliant on reason and humans are too corrupt to be trusted.
- Kai Neilson has argued that the different moral standards and cultural relativism challenges the idea of natural law
- Some protestants oppose Natural Law on the grounds that it undermines the belief that salvation comes from God's grace, not from keeping moral laws.
- Natural Law would suggest that you have a right to self presevation
- Aquinas said **** was less serious than masterbation because at least in the case of **** the genetalia are being used for their proper purpose and conception may result.
- strengths
- The Roman Catholic church still accepts Aquinas' Natural Law theory in relation to sexual ethics.
- Natural Law can be both for religious and non religious people as Aquinas believed that acting reasonably and acting as a christian are the same things
- Natural Law is based on reason. It is not based on feelings, but on what the mind thinks is natural, according to a rational process.
- Natural Law allows people to be flexible. primary precepts are absolute moral rules, however, secondary precepts allow us to make natural law a more flexible way.
- Natural Law is clear cut and straight forward. it doesnt require us to look at individual situations in order to see what is right or wrong.
- It is easily adaptable to the modern world
- It is universal as most people would agree with the preservation of life, education and having a ordered society
- weaknesses
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