Natural Law Flashcards
Aquinas’ Natural law
Particular view or natu e
Achieve end by supernatu so being
Normative deontological purpose despite teleo focus
Identifies sites of how we should behave
Four levels of law
Pleasure and happiness different Divine -bible Natural - primary precepts Eternal -principles god governs Human- seek common god from experienced judgements
Primary precepts
Preserve Worship Educate Ordered Reproduce
Secondary precepts
Secondary deduced from primary Not universal in all circumstances Don’t steal- war Primary must be adhered Causitory- telo influence
Three revealed virtues
Faith— will, active assertion
Hope— constant to achieve spiritual energy to drive
love - reflected, key of morality, directs all to god
Define all others
Beatific vision- perfect happiness
Cardinal virtues
Prudence- sound judgements
Temperance- balanced manner
Fortitude- never broken- nobility
Justice- focus on others
Different types of acts and good
Intention and acts
Real goods and apparent goods
Doesn’t have to followed
Good- normal
Apparent- fallen nature leads to not purposeful evil but used ability wrong