Duties

Question 1

Anything that ought to be done or omitted

Answer 1

Duty

Question 2

6 kinds of duty

Answer 2

1. Natural duty
2. Positive duty
3. Affirmative duty
4. Negative duty
5. Perfect duty
6. Imperfect duty

Question 3

Is one which is impose by natural law

Answer 3

Natural duty

Question 4

Duty which comes from the positive law such as duty to pay taxes

Answer 4

Positive duty

Question 5

Refers to the moral obligation of a person to do an act for example “ do good avoid evil”.

Answer 5

Affirmative duty

Question 6

Refers to the moral obligation of a person to avoid or omit something

Answer 6

Negative duty

Question 7

Is one which obliges one under strict justice

Answer 7

Perfect duty

Question 8

One which does not obligate a person from a standpoint of justice

Answer 8

Imperfect duty

Question 9

Exemption of duty

Answer 9

1. Common necessity never exempts one from duty
2. No necessity exempts one from a negative natural duty