Natural Law
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- Created on: 23-03-14 15:37
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- Natural Moral Law
- Roots
- Aristotle
- Nichomachean Ethics
- Natural = that which everywhere is equally valid
- Nichomachean Ethics
- St Paul
- Law 'written in hearts' of Gentiles
- Stoics
- Importance of Logos
- (Rationality which governs the world)
- Natural law is law of right reason
- Importance of Logos
- Cicero
- 'True law is right reason in agreement with nature'
- Aristotle
- ABSOLUTIST
- DEONTOLOGICAL
- Focused on the ethicacy of actions
- Teleological aspect
- Natural Law assists humans to direct their actions to reach their eternal destiny with God
- St Thomas Aquinas
- Summa Theologica
- Natural law is a moral code existing within the purpose of nature created by God
- 'Good is to be done and pursued and evil is to be avoided. All the other precepts of the law of nature are based on this...'
- Primary Precepts developed
- Self-Preservation and Preservation of the Innocent
- All other primary precepts exist to ensure this goal
- Educate Children
- Live In Society
- Worship God
- Continuation of the Species through Reproduction
- All other primary precepts exist to ensure this goal
- These do not change.
- 'Natural law is the same for all men... there is a single standard of truth and right for everyone... whcih is known by everyone.'
- Secondary Precepts
- Ruling things that we should or shouldn't do because they uphold, or fail to uphold the primary precept(s)
- Deduced from primary precepts
- Do not murder
- Do not abort unborn
- Defend the Defenceless
- Do not commit suicide
- Self-Preservation and Preservation of the Innocent
- Primary Precepts developed
- Aquinas deduced that, fundamentally, humans should do good and avoid evil
- Summa Theologica
- Reason
- Eternal law of divine reason is perceived through revelation
- Word of God in Bible
- Human reason
- A moral life is one lived according to and in accordance with reason
- Aquinas deduced that, fundamentally, humans should do good and avoid evil
- Reason identifies cardinal virtues
- Prudence
- Temperance
- Fortitude
- Justice
- Scripture reveals theological virtues
- Faith
- Hope
- Charity
- To obey natural law, individuals should develop these virtues - they should become habitual
- Reason identifies cardinal virtues
- Prudence
- Temperance
- Fortitude
- Justice
- Scripture reveals theological virtues
- Faith
- Hope
- Charity
- To obey natural law, individuals should develop these virtues - they should become habitual
- Reason identifies cardinal virtues
- Eternal law of divine reason is perceived through revelation
- Real and Apparent Goods
- Aquinas - Human nature is essentially good as natural law is within everyone
- St Thomas Aquinas
- Summa Theologica
- Natural law is a moral code existing within the purpose of nature created by God
- 'Good is to be done and pursued and evil is to be avoided. All the other precepts of the law of nature are based on this...'
- Primary Precepts developed
- Self-Preservation and Preservation of the Innocent
- All other primary precepts exist to ensure this goal
- Educate Children
- Live In Society
- Worship God
- Continuation of the Species through Reproduction
- All other primary precepts exist to ensure this goal
- These do not change.
- 'Natural law is the same for all men... there is a single standard of truth and right for everyone... whcih is known by everyone.'
- Secondary Precepts
- Ruling things that we should or shouldn't do because they uphold, or fail to uphold the primary precept(s)
- Deduced from primary precepts
- Do not murder
- Do not abort unborn
- Defend the Defenceless
- Do not commit suicide
- Self-Preservation and Preservation of the Innocent
- Primary Precepts developed
- Summa Theologica
- Humans naturally orientated towards achievement of perfection and could never knowingly pursue evil
- 'No evil can be desiravle... It is sought indirectly...'
- Sin is falling short of God's intention for humans
- St Thomas Aquinas
- To choose an apparent good is an error, it isn't really good for us
- eg adulterer - believes it is good but this is an error of reason as adultery prevents humans from drawing close to what God intended
- Aquinas - Human nature is essentially good as natural law is within everyone
- Exterior and Interior Acts
- Actions are intrinsically good or bad
- When humans act in accordance with their ultimate purpose, God is glorified
- Intentions must be good for action to be truly good
- Good intentions don't always lead to good actions
- Actions are intrinsically good or bad
- Roots
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