RS (Natural Law)

Question 1

Deontolgical because..?

Answer 1

concerned with our motive]synderis’ to do good and avoid evi’- our inherent sense of right and wrong
descriptive what IS (C.S Lewis)

Question 2

Telelogical?

Answer 2

concerned with our end-point
Aristotle’s idea of Eudanmonia ‘union and happiness with God’ through general well-being
‘The natural is that which verywhere is valid’
inspired by Aritotle’s idea of purpose

Question 3

us our natural moral law within + ..?

Answer 3

reason = real good
to work out the right action (real good) we ahve our interior acts (intentio/motivwe) and our exteriori acts (what we do are bioth riht otherwise we could reuslt in an apparent good (soemthing that seems good but the outcome sin’t) and amke sure they are both virtous.
To find them we folow Aquinas’ absolute 5 primary precepts that are essential for living in a civilsied society and for humans to flourish
PREOW
Devleop them (relativist) into secondary precepts which are rules that govern our daiy lives (Human Law)- subject to cultral relativism

Question 4

Natutral Law accepts Doctrine of Double Effect so?

Answer 4

Bad consequences are foreseen but not intended

Question 5

‘Marrige msutr reatin its natural potential to..?

Pope Paul VI

Answer 5

procreate human life’

Question 6

Chritisans can sue divin law so can reach eudanomia..?

Answer 6

quicler as they can see the truths revelaed through Scripture (glimses of God’s reflection -Eternal Law) and can floolw Jesus’ teachings in the Bible (Good Samaritan)- greater understanding of sancity of life
Everyone can use reaosn- everyone can reach their ultimate purpsoe

Question 7

Strengths of Natural Moral Law?

Answer 7

fits in with a theistic God
eveybody can use reason/rationiality
encompasses science and purpsoe
Strenths of primary precepts: absolute-no room for human prefernce, timeless
Strenths of seocndary precepts- flexible, apply to modern-day issues like IVF

Question 8

Weaknesses of Natural Moral Law?

Answer 8

intu=ruding ‘natual proceses’- shoud we let handcapped babies to die without medical intebvention?
nature changes- evolution
absoltuism tend to discoun emotion
Doctirne fo Double effect- how far is it jusr foressen but not intended
Karl Barth- reaosn is fallbile (with fault)- so untrustowrhy
kai Neilson- argued for cultral relativism- it completely alters human nature deoending on the dociety you’ve griown up in