FINAL: The Natural law: ST. Thomas Aquinas

Question 1

What is St. Thomas Aquinas’ full name?

Answer 1

Italian San Tommaso d’Aquino

Doctor Angelicus

Question 2

Thomas Aquinas was the core of what?

Answer 2

The foundation of christian teaching and faith

Question 3

Title given to saints who are recognized as a giver of particularly important insights in the understanding of christian doctrine or faith

Answer 3

Doctor

Question 4

The being or the ‘is’, that which exists came from an ultimate source that is God

Answer 4

Metaphysics, the foundation of Thomism

Question 5

Knowing the best goals and being able to reach it through decisive action

“Doing good and avoiding evil”

Answer 5

Freedom

Question 6

The very principle of foundations of all things;

Gives humans the ability to act in such a way that is worthy in one’s very reality

Answer 6

Reason

Question 7

T or F: Aquinas thinks that all beings have freedom

Answer 7

F, Freedom sets us apart from other beings

Question 8

Human beings are said to be gifted with: ____

Which engages their freedom in: ___

Answer 8

The ability to know the highest good

Choosing to act on the good that he/she ought to do

Question 9

The will of god; law that governs all relating with god himself

Foundation of laws and governs all there is

Answer 9

Eternal / Divine law

Question 10

An imprint of the divine will in the very being of the human person

Answer 10

Human Freedom

Question 11

The sharing of human reason in the eternal will or divine law - moral law

Comes to us from divine law

Answer 11

Natural Law

Question 12

Is man’s created laws to govern society, man-made laws

Answer 12

Positive Law / Human Law

Question 13

“Even if there is no God”

Answer 13

Etsi Deus Non Daretur

Question 14

The deposit of knowledge or “divine wisdom” that comes to us as “natural law” is valid in itself, so it is reasonable code of conduct for those who only have good will

Answer 14

Etsi Deus Non Daretur

Question 15

The proper functioning of reason in moving the human person towards an end goal that is fitting of his/her dignity

Dictates what is to be done “good” and what is to be avoided “evil”

Answer 15

Conscience

Question 16

Types of Conscience that leads to bad action (4)

Answer 16

Callous - long-time persistence in doing evil that there is no longer a concern in good or bad

Perplexed - Confusion which needs guidance

Scrupulous - fails to trust one’s ability to do good and overly avoids to the point of seeing wrong where there is none

Ignorant - uninformed conscience which lacks education

Question 17

Three Determinants of Moral Actions: Object of the human act

Answer 17

that which the will intends primarily, a thing or an action

Question 18

Three Determinants of Moral Actions: Circumstance (7)

Answer 18

Condition affecting the morality of an action

1. quality of a person (who)
2. quality or quanitty of the moral object (what)
3. the circumstance of place (where)
4. the circumstance of means (by what means)
5. the circumstance of end (why)
6. manner in which the saction is done (how)
7. time element involved in the performance of the action (when)

Question 19

Three Determinants of Moral Actions: End

Answer 19

Purpose of the doer or the agent of the human act itself

Question 20

Four Principles of Double Effect

Answer 20

1. The action intended must be good, morally indifferent otherwise it is evil
2. Good effect must follow the action as immediately as the evil effect or simultaneously
3. Foreseen evil effect must not be intended or approved, but merely permitted to occur
4. Must be a proportionate and sufficient reason for allowing the evil effect to occur

Question 21

St. Aquinas birth year and date of death

Answer 21

1225, Roccasecca

March 7, 1274

Question 22

When was St. Aquinas canonized?

Answer 22

July 18, 1323