Natural Law Flashcards
What does God design things for?
a purpose
what is our purpose?
to reflect the perfect image of god
the primary precepts
- to reproduce
- to learn
- to live harmoniously
- to preserve life
- to worship
secondary precepts
precepts that we make based on the primary precepts
synderesis
the process of reasoning we do when working out the secondary precepts
hierarchy of law
~DINVINE LAW- is revealed to man i.e. the bible
~NATURAL LAW- human nature and reason
~HUMAN LAW- or STATE LAW- this can be ignored in place of the above
Sin
our INTENTION is good, but we have wrongly applied natural law.
proportionalism
some thing that is wrong but necessary
double effect
sometimes a sinful act is a unfortunate consequence of a goo intention
Absolutist
there is a way that things are meant to be. i.e. the bible and the way that god designed things to be
deontological
its our DUTY to be and act the way god designed us to be
teleological
We are looking to the consequences of our actions i.e. that we will be the person God designed.
STRENGTHS
~Based on the idea that the world is satisfied- it will make us feel happy and fulfilled.
~all that is required is that we behave naturally-most of us want to learn, reproduce, preserve life e.c.t.
~it regards everyone as special as we all are designed by God, so whether we are an embryo or close to death we have to preserve life- sanctity of life argument.
~ up holds a better world- tells teenagers sex is just for reproduction preventing unwanted pregnancy’s and STD’s.
WEEKNESS’S
~presupposes one human nature- i.e. homosexuality is wrong because you can’t reproduce
~some people are in so much pain and suffering that it’s better to let them pass
