NATURAL LAW THEORY

Question 1

Also known as Doctor Angelicus
And Doctor Communis
❖Born in 1225 Aquino, Italy. Died in 1274.
❖Referred to asThomas because hislast
name Aquinasrefersto where he was born.
❖Italian Dominican friar, philosopher,
theologian, priest,and Doctor of the Church
❖Begins his natural law theory by
differentiating human actsfrom acts of man.

Answer 1

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS

Question 2

❖ There is a need or a clearer
basis of ethics, a ground that will
more concretely direct our
sense of what is wrong and right
❖ For Aquinas, there should be
Natural Law

Answer 2

CONTEXT

Question 3

❖AQUINAS reminds us that we
cannot simply act in pursuit of
our own ends or good without
any regard for other people’s
end or good.
❖We are not isolated beings, but
beings who belong in it.

Answer 3

COMMUNITY

Question 4

reminds us that we
cannot simply act in pursuit of
our own ends or good without
any regard for other people’s
end or good.

Answer 4

AQUINAS

Question 5

What is good for the community as
well as our own good. This can be
called

Answer 5

COMMON GOOD

Question 6

❖ A system in which
actions are seen as
morally and ethically
correct if t accords
with the end purpose
of human nature and
human goals.

Answer 6

NATURAL LAW

Question 7

therefore, is
concerned with the
COMMON GOOD.

Answer 7

LAW

Question 7

We should recognize the proper measure
or the limits in our acts in a way that we
can pursue ends, about our own and that of
others, together. The determination of the
proper measure of our acts can be
referred to as

Answer 7

LAW

Question 8

❖ It refers to all
instances wherein
human being construct
and enforce laws in
their community

Answer 8

HUMAN LAW

Question 9

❖ It refers specifically
to the instances
where we have what
is handed down to us
in sacred scripture

Answer 9

DIVINE LAW

Question 10

❖ It is what God wills
for His creation and
how each participant
in it is intended to
return to Him who is
eternal and infinite,
the Perfect Being

Answer 10

ETERNAL LAW

Question 11

❖ It is a moral doctrine in
Catholic theology that states an
action can be permissible if it has
both good and bad effects, as long
as the intention is to produce the
good effect

Answer 11

PRINCIPLE OF DOUBLE EFFECT

Question 12

The action itself must be
morally good or at least neutral.

Answer 12

(GOOD)The action is good or neutral

Question 13

The good effect must be the intended result. Not the bad effect.

Answer 13

(INTENDED) 2. THE GOOD EFFECT IS INTENDED

Question 14

The good effect must not be a direct result of the bad effect

Answer 14

(CAUSE) THE GOOD EFFECT IS NOT CAUSED BY THE BAD EFFECT

Question 15

There must be a serious reason for allowing bad effect

Answer 15

(PROPORTION) THERE IS A PROPORTIONATE REASON