Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
NATURAL MORAL LAW (AQUINAS' 4 LAWS, KEY ASSUMPTIONS, ARISTOTLES INPUT,…
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
If we can't observe rational people doing good then there can be no basis for a natural (observable) view of goodness
-
"all have sinned and fall short of God's glory" - so we observe people being selfish, not being good
-
-
So Aquinas, following Aristotle, argues that these natural inclinations (purposes) give us the primary precepts
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
For Aquinas, Human law must not dictate anything contrary to Natural Law
-
An act may have more than one effect, E.g trying to save one persons life might mean harming another
What matters is intention - the aim of the act was not harm to the second person but the good intention of saving the first
Is vague = doesn't help us what to do in specific cases, when 2 lives are at risk then what?
-