Natural Moral Law

Question 1

Aquinas’ natural law,
including:
- telos

Question 2

Aquinas’ natural law,
including:
- telos: origins of the significant concept of telos in Aristotle and its religious development in the writing of Aquinas

Question 3

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Aquinas’ natural law,
including:
- the four tiers of law

Answer 3

first tier: Eternal Law of God- known only to God

second tier: Divine Law: direct revelation of the eternal law by God- clearly shows the eternal law in the bible

third tier: Moral Law: right reason in accordance with nature- shows the eternal law in human nature discovered by reason.

fourth tier: Human Law: regulations created by society based on tiers 2+3. are specific and help people flourish in society, but can be wrong.

Question 4

Aquinas’ natural law,
including:
- the four tiers of
law: how they are related to the Eternal Law: the principles by which God made and controls the universe and which are only fully known to God

Question 5

Aquinas’ natural law,
including:
- the four tiers of
law: how they are related to the Divine Law: the law of God revealed in the Bible, particularly in the Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount

Question 6

Aquinas’ natural law,
including:
- the four tiers of
law: how they are related to the Natural Law: the moral law of go within human nature that is discoverable through the use of reason

Question 7

Aquinas’ natural law,
including:
- the four tiers of
law: how they are related to Aquinas’ natural law- Human Law: the laws of nations

Question 8

the precepts: what are they?

Question 9

the precepts: how are they related to: the key precept (do good, avoid evil)

Question 10

the precepts: how are they related to: five primary precepts (preservation of life, ordering of society, worship of God, education of children, reproduction)

Question 11

the precepts: how are they related to: the secondary precepts

Question 12

what is Aquinas’ natural moral law in simple terms

Answer 12

A teleological theory (as goodness is based on what brings about our telos).

When we reason correctly about our human nature we discover general principles/precepts that we are naturally inclined to perform that will enable us to reach our telos.