Natural Law

Question 1

Purpose

Answer 1

something is good if it fulfils its purpose (knife)

Question 2

Image of God

Answer 2

everything is designed to reflect the images of god - to be natural is to be good

Question 3

Primary Precepts

Answer 3

worship, learn, reproduce, preserve life, live harmoniously

Question 4

Synderesis

Answer 4

To avoid evil and pursue good

Question 5

Double Effect

Answer 5

somethings it’s necessary to commit a bad act for a good consequence

Question 6

What must double effect entail

Answer 6

it must not be evil in itself
good must arise from the action
intention must be good
must only be used in extreme circumstances

Question 7

ius and lex

Answer 7

ius - guidance

lex - unquestionably obeyed

Question 8

+ purpose to our mortality

Answer 8

a reason to why we should behave in a good way

Question 9

+ Behave naturally

Answer 9

all that is required is that we behave naturally - the majority want to preserve life, learn etc

Question 10

+ use our reason

Answer 10

Allows us to use our reason to work out what is right

Question 11

+Sancity of beings

Answer 11

upholds the sancity of beings each person is special

Question 12

• presupposes a good designer

Answer 12

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Question 13

• presupposes one human nature

Answer 13

assumes that we all want to reproduce and that preserving life is always the best circumastnmace

Question 14

-just because some thing is doesnt mean we ought to do it

Answer 14

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