Real And Apparent Goods

Question 1

Temptation exists. Aquinas thought evil wasn’t ? “No evil can be desirable, either by natural appetite or by ? will… A fornicator seeks a pleasure which involves him in ? guilt” (Summa Theologica).

Answer 1

Desirable.
Conscious.
Moral.

Question 2

An immoral act, or sin, is falling short of God’s ? for us. Tempting goods are ?, not real. This is an error of ?, an absence of it.

Answer 2

Wish.
Apparent.
Reasoning.

Question 3

We need to use reason correctly to distinguish between the ? goods and the real ? Human beings want to pursue the ? but they make mistakes.

Answer 3

Apparent.
Goods.
Precepts.

Question 4

Like Aristotle, Aquinas thought that reason identified “?” or “cardinal” virtues: prudence, temperance, fortitude and justice. We should develop the virtues to help keep the ? ?

Answer 4

Natural.

Natural law.