Natural Law

Question 1

Aristotle’s teleological worldview

Answer 1

• Everything has a telos (purpose)
• All humans are rational animals so we have reason and animal instincts
• Only by using our reason can we be moral agents. Innate
• our reason can frustrate our telos

Question 2

Eudamonia

Answer 2

• the purpose of a human
• living the way God meant=putting God central
• Ultimate end=flourish

Question 3

Aquinas’ views

Answer 3

• Absolutist
• Deontological
  Action over outcome

Question 4

What are the 4 ideas of law???

Answer 4

• Eternal Law=The designers plan (God’s plan)
• Divine Law=A manual sent to us (bible)
• Natural Law=What we observe in the world around
• Human Law=What we write down (how we live)

Question 5

Why have the 4 ideas of law???

Answer 5

• flourish=live according to God’s rules and put God first

- Demonstrates the way the world works

Question 6

Syndresis

Answer 6

“Do good and avoid evil”

• We can’t avoid sin because of The Fall
• Innate and reason used
• We do our best to avoid evil

Question 7

5 Primary precepts

Answer 7

• Preserve life
• Reproduce
• Ordered society
• Worship God
• Learn through education

Question 8

Secondary precepts

Answer 8

• Application of he primary precepts = what you do/don’t do to abide by the primary precepts
• Do not murder
• Have a family
• Follow laws
• Go to church
• Uni encouragment

Question 9

Real and apparent goods

Answer 9

• Can’t sin deliberately because of syndresis
• Apparent good = Something that seems to be good or the right thing to do but which does not fit the perfect human ideal
• Real good = The right thing to do that fits the human ideal
• We never choose evil we just choose apparent goods

Question 10

The doctrine of double effect

Answer 10

• When 2 precepts are in conflict
• Link with interior and exterior acts because have good intention but choose bad thing
• ie abortion, euthanasia and self-defense

Question 11

Interior and exterior acts

Answer 11

• Interior act = intention

- Exterior act = The act