Natural Moral Law Flashcards

1
Q

Who was Aquinas?

A

Aquinas was an Italian priest

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Why did Aquinas reason that the ultimate end cannot be found in this world?

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  • everything is impermanent and not eternal
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3
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what is meant by the greatest happiness/ final end of humanity/ heaven?

A

eudaimonia

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4
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What are the four tiers of law?

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  1. The Eternal law
  2. The Divine law
  3. The Natural law
  4. The Human law
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5
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what word means ‘do good and avoid evil’

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Synderesis

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6
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What is meant by eternal law?

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  • this is the absolute and eternal part of natural law
  • God plants the eternal low in everyone’s rational soul
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