Natural Law
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- Created on: 09-05-14 13:46
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- Natural Law
- Absolute theory that is not rooted in external laws or duty
- Found in our search for genuine happiness + fulfilment; there is an order in our world that should be followed
- It is a moral code that humans are naturally inclined towards
- A moral life is one lived according to reason
- By discovering our end telos we can work out how to achieve this
- Hierarchy of the Moral Code
- 1.Eternal law
- The mind of God which humans cannot know. In it are the laws which govern the universe/ existence. We cannot fully know it however we can get glimpses.e.g physics
- 2.Divine Law
- The law God revealed through the Bible
- 3.Natural Law
- Everyone has a sense that you should do good and avoid evil
- 4.Human Law
- The law of our countries
- 1.Eternal law
- Origins: The Stoics
- God is everywhere
- We posses a divine spark
- Free will allows us to choose whether to follow natural
- Reason enables us to understand + decide whether to obey these cosmic laws.
- Free will allows us to choose whether to follow natural
- We posses a divine spark
- God is everywhere
- If we plant seeds + water them etc because in this way they become plants it is because there is something within the nature of the seed that responds to these conditions
- For Aristotle the inner purpose of human nature is reason
- A good knife is one that cuts well
- Human Purpose
- Human's ultimate purpose is to achieve eudiamonia
- A life of reason/ living well with others in society
- Human's ultimate purpose is to achieve eudiamonia
- Thomas Aquinas
- People naturally inclined towards natural law
- God's commands develop natural law
- A moral life is one lived according to reason
- The purpose of human beings
- Aquinas believed God created the world with a sense of order + purpose that reflects his will
- Although eudemonia is part of our human nature we are made in the image of God
- Our human purpose is perfection
- This can only be fulfilled in the afterlife
- Morality enables us to fulfil our nature
- This can only be fulfilled in the afterlife
- Our human purpose is perfection
- Although eudemonia is part of our human nature we are made in the image of God
- Aquinas believed God created the world with a sense of order + purpose that reflects his will
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