Application: theft and lying
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- Created on: 29-05-19 21:24
APPLICATION: THEFT AND LYING
NATURAL MORAL LAW: THEFT
-Theft breaches the primary precept to live in an ordered society
-Aquinas made an exception in the case of desperate need: a starving man might steal from someone who had plenty-in this case the primary precept to presereve life takes priority.
LYING:
-Lying breaches the primary precept to live in an ordered society
-Proportionalism would agree that lying in most cases is morally wrong, but theres exceptions:
-In the case of a 'neessary' lie, the intention would be to save life - the value of saving life would be proportionately greater than the disvalue of injutsice to the person being lied to.
SITUATION ETHICS: THEFT
-Fletcher would consider the teachings of the church and biblical laws…
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