NML

Question 1

Aquinas NML theory

Answer 1

Good is immutable and therefore consistent
God is absolutely good and the purpose of creation was to reflect that goodness
The laws of nature reflect God’s nature and regulate the created world
Everything has a final cause (goal) and the final cause of humanity is eudaimonia

Question 2

Eternal law

Answer 2

God’s blueprint for the natural and moral order of things

Question 3

Divine law

Answer 3

God’s special revelation disclosed to humanity in the Bible and the teachings of the Catholic Church which contains truths not discoverable by human reason but only through God’s grace

Question 4

Natural moral law

Answer 4

God’s eternal law revealed through nature and interpreted by reason; it is not dependent on belief in God or special revelation

Question 5

Human law

Answer 5

This refers to the systems of law built up by human societies on the basis of natural law

Question 6

Primary precepts

Answer 6

Worship
Maintain order
Reproduce
Learn
Preserve life

Question 7

Secondary precepts

Answer 7

Whatever promotes or hinders humanity’s telos as reflected in the primary precepts in right or wrong
Almost always these secondary precepts are universally binding