application

Question 1

what would natural moral law say about theft

Answer 1

theft breaks the primary precept of ‘living in an ordered socity’

and breaks one of the ten commandments which is not to steal

however Aquains made aceptions for some cases of theft -e.g a starving man stealing from someone who has plenty

in this case the precept of preserving life takes prioty

Question 2

what would situation ethics say about theft

Answer 2

for situation ethics the morality is dependent upon the situation
and the action creating the most love would be chosen

Question 3

what would virtue ethics say about theft

Answer 3

Aristotle classified theft as a base action meaning it can never be the act of a virtuous person

However Aristotle lived in the ruling class and likly didnt consider those less fortunate

Question 4

what would nml say about lying

Answer 4

Aquinas was very much against lying
also goes against the primary precept of living in an ordered socity
Aquinas views all forms of lying as wrong even those with posative intentions

Question 5

what would situation ethics say about lying

Answer 5

Fletchure didn’t believe that lying is intrincicly right nor wrong and meerly was dependent upon the situation
right actions acording to agapic love

Question 6

what would virture ethics say about lying

Answer 6

the act of lying would contradict the virtue of truthfulness

Question 7

nml on embryo research and designer babies

Answer 7

coukd be seen to go against the primary precept of worhshipping god as those who do designer babies or embryo research are effectivly playing god.

desinger babies can lead to socity not being ordered - goes against primary precept of living in an ordered socity

Question 8

what would situation ethics say about embryo research or designer babies

Answer 8

For Fleature personhood comes about when someone posesses characteristics and the capacity for communicatio- an embryo does not have these therefore for Fleture embryo research cloning and designer babies does not pose a moral concern

Question 9

virtue ethics views on embryo research, cloning and designer babies

Answer 9

Aristotles virture of compassion would likly go in support of embryo research - compassion for those suffering from infertity or miscarages.

Question 10

nml on abortion

Answer 10

abortion goes against multiple of the primary preceps
-could make socity unordered
-is ending innocent life
-goes against divine law - sancity of life
-goes against worshipping god as only god can give or take life

Question 11

what would situation ethics say about abortion

Answer 11

Fletchure argues that the interest of a full human should always take priortiy over those of a potential human.
-most love

Question 12

what would virtue ethics argue about abortion

Answer 12

Aristole believe that a form of abortion was acceptable if there were too many children and only if the abortion had happened before any signs of life.

Question 13

what would nml say about euthanasia

Answer 13

goes agasint primary precepts of
-worship god
-preserve innocent life
-live in ordered socity

sancity of life
10 commandments

Question 14

situation ethics on euthanasia

Answer 14

Fletchure was in support of legalising volentary euthanasia - Fletchure believed that if love commanded ethanasia then this would over ride any religious commandment

Question 15

virtue ethics on euthanasia

Answer 15

Aristotle regarded murder as a vice without any mean.
Aristotle was also opposed to suiside seeing it as a base, cowardly act

Question 16

nml on capital punishment

Answer 16

Aquinas believed that capital punish could help socity to remain ordered whilst serving justice

aslo it works with divine command - eye for an eye life for a life-

Question 17

situation ethics on capital punishment

Answer 17

what leads to most love in each situation

no set rule / conclusion

Question 18

virtue ethics on capital punishment

Answer 18

Capital punishment was an accepted part of Athenian life so Aristotle never commented on it

however justice highest virtue

Question 19

what are the issues of animals and non-human death

Answer 19

-blood spots (making animlas fight for example)

-intensive farming

-animal testing

Question 20

what would natural moral law say on the issues of non-human life

Answer 20

Aquinas believed that the final end of all animals is to serve our needs
however cruitly to animals could encorage us to be cruel to one another - biblical

using animals in animcal testing to create medicine would adire to the first precept

however nml would reject cloning anaimals - this is playing god and would go against the precept of worshipping god.

Question 21

what would situation ethics say on issues of non-human death / treatment

Answer 21

-insterve famring could solve issues of world hunger making it justified

-Fleture was invloved in animal cloning research so clearly supports that

-situation ethics would likly be opposed to the use of animals in blood sports as agape love relies on compassion and not cruelty.

Question 22

virtue ethics on issues involving animals

Answer 22

-the animal soul is below that of humans on the hierachy of souls

-intensive farming could go against the vice of greed as they are absuing animals for a profit

-Aristotle would have been in favour of animal testing because in his own research he dicected animals

-Roslind Hursthouse claim blood sports encorage negative attitudes.