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Natural law Flashcards

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what is the definition of Telos?

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Purpose

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what is the definition of eudaimonia?

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happiness and contentment

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what is the definition of apparent good?

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when we seek or do what we think is good but are mistaken.

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what is the definition of real good?

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the right use of reason, leading to actions that lead us towards perfection.

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what is the definition of interior act?

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your intention

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what is the definition of exterior act?

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the act itself

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what are the primary precepts?

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Worship God
Ordered society
Reproduction
Learning
Defence of life
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what is the definition of the secondary precepts?

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the actions that we can do to achieve the primary precepts

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what is the definition of the doctrine of double effect?

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The doctrine of double effect is where the side effects of your action is both positive and negative

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10
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what are the tiers of law?

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Natural Law
Eternal Law
Human Law
Divine Law

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What is the synderesis rule?

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Do good and avoid evil

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what is the definition of natural law

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The moral law of god within human nature that is discoverable through the use of reason.

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what is the definition of eternal law

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The principles by which God made/controls the universe and which are only fully known to God.

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what is the definition of human law

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Everyday rules/laws that govern our lives.

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what is the definition of divine law

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The law of God revealed to people through the bible.

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what did Aquinas study?

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physics and metaphysics.

17
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reason is…

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the true self of every man, since it is the supreme and better part… Reason is, in the highest sense, a man’s self.

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what did William of Ockham believe?

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faith matters more than human reason. if humans obey God’s laws then God must reward them with eternal life

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