What Is Natural Law?

Question 1

Thomas Aquinas’ thinking is a central ? on Catholic moral thought.

Answer 1

Influence.

Question 2

Natural law thinkers argue there’s a human ?, which we should live in accordance with.

Answer 2

Nature.

Question 3

Aquinas, in “Summa ?”, wrote, “Now a certain order is to be found in those things that are apprehended ?”.

Answer 3

Theologica.

Universally.

Question 4

Using reason, certain ? are perceived, the first of which is “good is to be done and pursued, and ? is to be avoided”. Aquinas continues, “all other ? of the natural law are based upon this”.

Answer 4

Laws.
Evil.
Precepts.

Question 5

In his book, “Of the Law of ? and Nations”, Pufendorf suggested that by ourselves we’re ? but we live in communities and societies to survive.

Answer 5

Nature.

Vulnerable.

Question 6

The Greek ? believed human beings had a divine spark enabling them to discover ? laws necessary for human happiness.

Answer 6

Stoics.

Eternal.

Question 7

Aristotle thought that the ? of human beings was to live a life of reason. “? is the true self of every man, since it’s the supreme and better part” (Nicomachean Ethics).

Answer 7

Purpose.

Reason.