MODULE 15 - ARISTOTLE AND ST. THOMAS Flashcards
wrote his Nicomachean Ethics
ARISTOTLE
the highest good
attainable by man.
SELF REALIZATION
Self-realization is termed as _______ or well-being or happiness.
EUDAEMONIA
Happiness is the natural outcome of the active exercise of functions.
TRUE
an activity of the soul in accordance with virtue.
EUDAEMONIA
Threefold Nature of Man
- Vegetative
- Sentient
- Rational
Man’s sensual feelings and emotions
must be fully developed through appropriate sex activity within the limit of his social
conventions. One needs to make his feelings and emotions fine to satisfy his senses.
SENTIENT
full realization of their vegetative and
sentient nature keeps them longing for more lasting satisfaction. food and shelter cannot
satisfy their thirst for self-realization. one develops his rational nature in the pursuit of
scientific knowledge. philosophical truth, political activity, religious commitment, and
creative, artistic endeavor.
RATIONAL
it refers to the physical body which is cultivated by wholesome food and proper
exercise. The body needs food, drink, work, and rest in order to survive and to keep oneself
physically fit.
VEGITATIVE
According to him,
there exists a natural law which is the interpretation of man from the Eternal Law. In his view, the
source of the moral law is reason itself. in its operation, reason recognizes the basic principle “Do
good and avoid evil”.
ST. AQUINAS
inherent capacity of an
individual to perceive what is good or bad.
synderesis
voice of reason is also called
CONSCIENCE
St. Thomas asserts that what is human good is nor which is suitable for and proper to human
nature.
FALSE
the proximate norm of morality.
HUMAN NATURE
Three Natural Inclinations of Man
- Self-preservation.
- Just dealings with others.
- Propagation of the species.
