Moral Law Flashcards
what are the 2 norms in ethics
- subective
- objective
what is norm
standard of Judgement
this is the standard for evaluation of human acts
Objective norm
it is a rule of conduct enacted by a competent authority
Law
this law has a directive rule of obligatory and stable character, ordering HUMAN’S ACTIVITY TOWARDS THE ULTIMATE END
Moral law
4 divisions of law
- Eternal
- Divine
- Natural
Human law
this law is the sacred teachings the church created
Divine law
This law states god is the ultimate being
Eternal law
law incorporated into humans, innate human ability to know what is right
Natural law
Moral law includes
- Obligatory demands
- recommendations
- common laws
- personal commands
- counsels
- permissions
the very spirit behind the laws
Counsel
Articles that provide HCW and citizens how to function during ECQ
permissions
characteristics of moral law
GOOD and HOLY
principles of moral law
- if doesnt contribute to final end - has no moral force binding
- if it frustrates the ultimate good then it is evil
Moral law based on order of being
Action follows being
Action follows being
all things act according to nature
Nature of a things if the Cause
Action of the thing is the effect
ex. of nature and effect
Embryo is the nature
grown human is the effect
Ma’s reason, independent of positive divine relations
Natural law
the 5 percepts given to life given to us by god
- to live
- to learn
to live in society - to reproduce
- to worship God
Existential ends of natural law
- full reality of human nature
8 existential ends
- self preservation
- self perfection
- knowledge
- procreate and education
- spiritual
- social organization
- cultural progress and evolve
- Worship God
properties of Natural Law
- Universality
- Immutability
- Indispensability
Universality Guideline
- Golden rule
- bodily and mental life
- promote social coexistence
- give everyone what is due
Laws cannot be changed
Immutability
laws cannot be dispensed, may be suspension of law demands and positive divine law
-indispensability
4 conditions to make object of the law
- law must be morally permittted
- law must be just
- law must be physically and morally possible
- law must be useful and benefir coomon good
