Does Natural Law Provide A Helpful Method Of Moral Decision-Making? Flashcards

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Natural law offers a ? approach of working out what is ? right, providing moral rules applied to different situations and ?, offering clarity and ? in a world which some think has become ?

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Legalistic.
Morally.
Dilemmas.
Consistency.
Relativistic.
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Primary precepts are inspired by a religious belief in God, making it unhelpful for ?

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Atheists.

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Natural law comes from ? on the natural world. Others argue that things we observe turn out not to be straightforward.

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Reflection.

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Natural law provides the kind of system that can be used to frame and ? rules for ?

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Inform.

Society.

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Critics of natural law say it puts people into boxes categorised by their “?”.

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Ends.

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Natural law reads ? as a ? operation, missing the more complex nature of ? decision-making.

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Morality.
Legal.
Moral.

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The idea of a ? natural law has an enduring appeal in the world. It’s a ? for universal human rights, providing basis for hope that a global system of ? would protect others from injustice.

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Universal.
Rationale.
Justice.

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