Lesson 2 Flashcards
The Power of Volition
Human being is a rational being
-“All action have consequences”
-Action are driven by the will
-Will is an instrument of free choice
-Will is rationally dominated (Reason drives
will)
Aristotle’s Intellectual Freedom
An act of making a choice or
decision
Volition
Ability “to do” or “not
to do” an action
Will
Human being is a moral agent
Humans has the capacity to change themselves
for the better
St. Thomas Aquinas Spiritual Freedom
Transcendental from mortal state of life to goodness
Righteous life
achieved through
cooperation with God
Power of change
Fourfold Classification of Law
Eternal Law
Divine Law
Natural Law
Human Law
Pure divine wisdom of God
(God’s plan for salvation)
Eternal Law
Historical laws of scripture
(the bible)
Divine Law
Natural sense “Good is to
be done, evil is to be avoided”
Natural Law
Moral/Civil law
Human Law
“Law is primarily a reasonable plan of action, a certain rule, and measure of acts whereby man is induced to act or
is restrained from acting”
St. Thomas Aquinas on his book “Summa Theologica”
People should obey
rulers (specifically monarchs) because of their divine appointment.
Divine Right Theory
People give up degree of freedom in exchange of security and protection (Theory on the relationship of people and the government)
Social Contract Theory
Political Freedom (Thomas Hobbes & Jean Jacques Rousseau):
Divine Right Theory
Social Contract Theory
