Natural Law 0.0 / 5 ? EthicsNatural LawASOCR Created by: Emily WebbCreated on: 18-05-15 11:40 Natural Law Natural Law: how the rational creature participates in the eternal law of God (Conscience- reasoning and observing nature we can know what is right) Civil Law: put in place to order society- if reasoned properly they will be in keeping with Natural Law The Telos: through God-given reason I can determine the telos of an action E.g. The telos of sex is procreation. Any action which prevents this telos is wrong, e.g. contraception Primary Precepts: Preserves life Ordered society Worship God Educate children Reproduce Secondary Precepts: Rules that help fulfil the primary precepts E.g. Murder is wrong because it breaks 'preserve life' Interior and exterior acts Interior acts: the intention or motive behind the action Exterior acts: the act itself: Both must be good for the act to be good 1 of 1
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