Natural law AS

Question 1

What are the four levels of law?

Answer 1

Eternal, divine, natural and human

Question 2

What is the main idea around natural law?

Answer 2

The idea that the universe has a natural order that works ti achieve a telos and humans are part of the natural order so also have purpose. People should use reason to achieve eudaimonia.

Question 3

Is natural law teleological or deontological?

Answer 3

Could be seen as either - telos of eudaimonia but a focus on how we should behave to achieve it.

Question 4

What is the telos of NL?

Answer 4

Eudaimonia

Question 5

What did Cicero say?

Answer 5

“True law is right reason in agreement with nature”.

Question 6

What did Aquinas and Aristotle agree on?

Answer 6

Rationality was a key element to human existence and that everything had a purpose.

Question 7

What did Aquinas and Aristotle disagree on?

Answer 7

Aquinas believed that our purpose was God given.

Question 8

Is NL relative or absolute?

Answer 8

Absolute

Question 9

What is eternal law?

Answer 9

We only know part as it refers to the way that God governs the universe.

Question 10

What is Divine law?

Answer 10

The Bible which guides us to reaching our goal of perfection but Aquinas said that we can only achieve this goal after death.

Question 11

What is human law?

Answer 11

A recognition for the need to seek a common good.

Question 12

What are the primary precepts?

Answer 12

• Preserve innocent life
• Orderly living in society
• Worship God
• Educate children
• Reproduce to continue the species

Question 13

How do we know the primary precepts?

Answer 13

They are self evident and universal.

Question 14

What are the three revealed virtues/ articles of faith?

Answer 14

Faith, hope and love

Question 15

What does Corinthians say?

Answer 15

“And now these three remain; faith, hope and love. But the greatest is love.”

Question 16

What is beatific vision?

Answer 16

State of perfect happiness with supernatural union with God.

Question 17

What are the cardinal virtues?

Answer 17

Prudence, temperance, fortitude and justice

Question 18

What is prudence?

Answer 18

The capability and competency of rational evaluation - to be able to make sound judgements in reasoning.

Question 19

What is temperance?

Answer 19

Moderation and be linked to the doctrine of the mean.

Question 20

What is fortitude?

Answer 20

The virtue of courage which incorporates discipline, patience, endurance and perseverance.

Question 21

What internal and external acts?

Answer 21

The intention and the action.

Question 22

What is the doctrine of double effect?

Answer 22

Even if good acts result in bad consequences, it it still right to do that act.

Question 23

Give an example of the doctrine of double effect.

Answer 23

A pregnant mother is treated for cancer and the unborn baby dies.

Question 24

What are real and apparent goods?

Answer 24

Right and wrong reasoning, the ability to reason

Question 25

Who first made the distinction between real and apparent goods?

Answer 25

Socrates said that we never desire anything that we do not judge to be good.

Question 26

According to Aquinas, why can we be lead astray to choose things that we desire?

Answer 26

Our fallen nature

Question 27

Give an example of an apparent good.

Answer 27

Eating as much food as possible because it tastes good but this breaks the virtue of temperance and cultivates a greedy character.