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ETHICS: THEME 2 - FINNIS' NATURAL LAW, HOOSE'S PROPORTIONALISM,…

- - - - incl everything allowing humans to freely make decisions for about their existence
      - incl physical + mental health, freedom from pain/ injury
      - incl + begins w/ reproduction
    - - two types: speculative + instrumental
        
        speculative: theoretical intellectual knowledge sought to avoid ignorance/ error
        
        instrumental: knowledge sought to achieve further objective, e.g. money, power
      - seeking knowledge is intrinsically good + desirable, and can be sought through science, philosophy etc.
      - humans can gain knowledge in anyway they decide to interest themselves,; there can be diversity in how ppl participate in this good
    - - done for enjoyment; can be ad hoc (?), planned, social, solitary, intellectual, physical
      - has its own value; can bring meaning + purpose beyond work/ existence
      - can be done in almost any activity/ context
    - - can be aspect of play, but also separate
      - doesn't require anything specific; can be external/ internal experience
      - can incl appreciation of beauty in nature, appreciation in one's own creative work/ others' creative work
    - - aka sociability; ability to live alongside others peacefully or form a deeper relationship with another person
      - good of friendship involves acting for the sake of others and respecting their purpose + well-being, instead of using them for selfish benefit
    - - to use intelligence to shape character, lifestyle, actions
      - aims to perform actions that can impact the world
      - finnis sees this as authentic + reasonable self-determination
      - to participate one should work out how to have an impact by deciding one's choice of commitments/ projects
      - this gives the ability to turn basic goods into principles of action, and is governed by nine requirements
    - - finnis sees this as part of the process of grasping bigger concepts like origins of the universe, nature of human freedom, source of reason
      - finnis argues even atheists must grasp these to some extent