Natural Law - The Basics

Natural Law

Origins in Aristotle's 4 causes - material, efficiant, formal and final cause. Our purpose is to achieve eudemonia - ULTIMATE HAPPINESS

Aquinas developed focusing on efficiant and final causes. Efficiant cause - God. Final cause - to achieve union with God.

Natural Law;

• Innate, unwritten, moral code
• Part of hierarchy of law
• Eternal law (mind of God…