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Natural Law (Definitions (Eternal Law (Something that is law because God…
Natural Law
Definitions
Eternal Law
Something that is law because God willed it
Divine Law
Law created from religious scripture
Natural Law
Law created around rational logic
Human Law
Laws humans have created for each other
Moral dilemmas
Abortion
Natural law would go against abortion as one of the primary precepts is to preserve life
Euthanasia
Natural law would go against euthanasia as one of the primary precepts is to preserve life
Positives and negatives of natural law
Positives
Simple
Negatives
Based around Christianity, making it not possible to apply for atheists or members of other faiths
Assumes everything in nature is good, which is far from the case
The origins of natural law
Natural law was originally devised by Aristotle, said that by fulfilling all stages of natural law, you would achieve eudemonia, a state of eternal happiness
How Aristotle's natural law differs from Aquinas
Aquinas believed that eudemonia was a state of being with God
How natural law can be applied independent of religious belief
The natural law tier of the tiers of law is purely off logic, it is only the higher tiers that invoke religion
The doctrine of double effect
The doctrine of double effect is when something bad is done to cause a good outcome
Natural law as a religious ethic
Natural law could be considered a religious ethic as many faiths believe your ability to reason (around which natural law is based) comes from a higher power