natural moral law Flashcards
who created NML
aquinas
list aquinas hierarchy of laws in order
1-eternal law(God)
2-divine law-the bible
3-natural law-right/wrong
4-human law
According to Aquinas everything in the world has a?
has a telos(goal)
what is humans telos?
For humans our telos is ultimate fullfilment from virtous living.
Natural moral law is a mix of what two philosphey
Christian and Aristotellian philipohys
What is the synderesis principle?-what is this the product of
It states that humans posses an innate sense of morality that allows them to discern what is right and wrong.This is a product of human natures alignment with the universe .
(seek the good and avoid the evil)
What are the primary precepts?
You must follow the primary precepts for viritous living.they are living sociably,preservation of life,education,procreation and religon.
What are the secondary precepts?
these are derived from the primary precepts through reason.These are the smaller more relavist actions that we do to achieve these precepts.These make the precepts more flexible.
what type of approach is natural moral law?
systematic/deontolgical
what is the doctrine of double effect?
allows morally permissible actions even if they do unintended harm provided the harm is not the direct intention and there’s a moral reason to do it.
What is the difference between the interior and exterior act?
The interior and exterior acts are different and both contribute to the moral evaluation of the act.the interior act refers to the intentions that drive the action and the exterior act is the act its self.
what is the difference between real and apparent goods?
Both contribute to our human flourishing.apparent goods look beneficial on the surface but may lead us to violate a precpet while real goods help us.
what does natural moral law promote?
the cardinal virtues eg justice,temperance and prudence.and the Christian theological virtues-faith/hope/charity
