02 Deontilogical Ethics: A Thomas Aquinas' Natural Law - Laws And Precepts As The Basis Of Morality

Question 1

What type of theory is natural law?

Answer 1

Deontelogical.

Question 2

What did Aristotle believe that we should use to know how to behave morally?

Answer 2

Reason.

Question 3

What did Aristotle say the goal of life is?

Answer 3

Eudaimonia.

Question 4

What did aqauinas make a connection with natural law?

Answer 4

Divine law.

Question 5

What did aqauinas want to show that the teachings of the bible and Christianity where based on?

Answer 5

Reason

Question 6

What did aqauinas agree with Aristotle that we need to develop?

Answer 6

Virtues

Question 7

If we apply reason to moral problems, what will we act in line with?

Answer 7

Natural law.

Question 8

For aqauinas what is the source of natural law?

Answer 8

God

Question 9

For aqauinas where is natural law rooted?

Answer 9

In the human mind.

Question 10

What are the 4 laws perfection is discovered by?

Answer 10

-eternal law
-divine law
-natural law
-human law

Question 11

What is eternal law?

Answer 11

The principles by which God made and controls the universe which are fully known by God.

Question 12

What is divine law?

Answer 12

The bible

Question 13

What is natural law?

Answer 13

Using reason to work out correct moral behaviour in agreement with the goal of becoming human.

Question 14

What is human law?

Answer 14

Humans making specific laws to capture the truths of the natural laws which can lead to secondary precepts.

Question 15

What is deontelogical?

Answer 15

What is morally right is based on principles not consequences.

Question 16

What is an absolutist?

Answer 16

Right actions are based on the primary precepts.

Question 17

What does casuistry mean?

Answer 17

The principles are applied to a situation.

Question 18

Why is natural law considered to have a teleological aspect?

Answer 18

Because the end result is considered

Question 19

How many primary precepts are there?

Answer 19

5

Question 20

Who do the 5 primary precepts apply to?

Answer 20

All human beings.

Question 21

What do the 5 primary precepts lead us towards?

Answer 21

The main purpose of reestablishing a right relationship with God.

Question 22

What is the most fundamental precept?

Answer 22

‘Act in such a way as to achieve good and avoid evil.’

Question 23

What are the 5 fundamental precepts?

Answer 23

1. Preserve innocent life
2. Orderly living in society
3. Worship God
4. Educate children
5. Reproduce to continue the species.

Question 24

What are secondary precepts derived from?

Answer 24

Primary precepts.

Question 25

In natural law what must always be followed?

Answer 25

A primary precepts