Ethics Flashcards
1
Q
Why can Natural Law be seen as helpful to humans ethical nature?
A
- The primary precepts seem fairly universally important
- It is absolute, it is clear and easy to follow
- Puts humans at the centre of creation
- Quite flexible
2
Q
Why can Natural Law be seen as unhelpful to humans ethical nature?
A
- Few people would agree on all primary precepts
- Real life experience shws this kind of absolutism to be quite dangerous
- Is anthropocentric (and therefore arrogant and out of touch)
- Is vague because of flexibility
3
Q
What are the five primary precepts?
A
Preservation of life
Ordered society
Worshipping God
Education
Reproduction
4
Q
Who came up with the idea of the primary precepts?
A
Thomas Aquinas
