Natural Moral Law Flashcards
1
Q
Who founded Natural Moral Law?
A
St Thomas Aquinas
2
Q
Who was Aquinas?
A
12th Century Roman Catholic Italian Priest
3
Q
In what book did Aquinas write about NML?
A
Summa Theologica
4
Q
What was the purpose of human life for Aquinas?
A
To achieve ultimate perfection with God
5
Q
How did Aquinas believe this ultimate perfection was achieved?
A
Through contemplation and reason however only achievable after death
6
Q
What is Natural Moral Law?
A
Deontological Ethical Theory
Focussed on rightness and wrongness of actions –> not concerned with consequences
7
Q
What are universal moral rules?
A
Exist independently of human societies and systems
Laws of God who has ordered the universe in a certain way –> right and wrong decided by God
