VII. Natural Law Flashcards
Italian Catholic priest who belonged to the Order of Preachers (Dominican Order)
st. thomas aquinas
aquinas was born in ____ and lived until ____
- 1225
- 1274
at what age did he join the seminary
19
aquinas is best known as a proponent of the theory of ______
natural law
______ is important to everyone regardless of their religious belief
morality
humans are created with ____ and are able to discern what is right and wrong through ____
- intellect
- reason
morality is not simply a matter of personal or cultural preference but is grounded in a _______
universal human nature
aquinas developed the idea of _____ which means, “even if God did not exist”
Etsi Deus Non Daretur
ultimate source of reality
God
God’s _____ should guide human behavior
principles
can natural law still be valid without reference to God?
yes
based on the inherent dignity of human beings
natural law
chapter and verse wherein it is discussed that human beings have the ability to use their intellect to follow the will of God and to discern what is right and wrong
Genesis 1:27
how are humans different from other beings?
they are able to act voluntarily and make moral decisions
st. thomas aquinas was a prominent ____ thinker
Christian
ordinance of divine wisdom, which is made known to us by reason and which requires the observance of the moral order
natural law
natural law is the ____ law as far as it made known by human reason
eternal
by ______, we mean all that God necessarily decrees from eternity
eternal law
eternal law is what God wills for ______
creation
what is ethical according to the natural law ethics framework is that which the ______ commands us to do
natural law
do ____, ____ evil
- good
- avoid
types of law
- natural law
- positive law
- natural law
- divine law
- human law
divine wisdom that directs all beings toward their end, God Himself
eternal law
written in the hearts of men
natural law
