Natural Moral Law - Quotes Flashcards
Theological virtues quotes
‘…these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.’
- 1 Corinthians
‘the theological virtues are the foundation of Christian moral activity’
- Catechism of the Catholic Church
The synderesis principle
‘good is to be done and pursued, and evil is to be avoided’
- Summa Theologica
Primary precepts quotes
‘every substance seeks the preservation of its own being’
‘sexual intercourse, education of offspring and so forth’
‘man has a natural inclination to know the truth about God, and to live in society’
- Summa Theologica
Secondary precepts quotes
‘it may be changed in some particular cases of rare occurrence’
‘injurious…to restore goods held in trust… if they are claimed for the purpose of fighting against one’s country’
- Summa Theologica
Doctrine of double effect quotes
‘it is sometimes permissible to do a good act despite knowing that it will bring about bad consequences’
- Pojman, Ethics: Discovering Right and Wrong
‘it is lawful to repel force by force, provided one does not exceed the limits of a blameless defense’
- Summa Theologica
Proportionalism quotes
disregard of guidelines must be ‘justified by a proportionate reason’
‘it can never be right to go against these rules unless there is a proportionate reason’
- Peter Vardy and Paul Grosch, The Puzzle of Ethics
