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Natural law
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- 1What are the three ideas that Aristotles argument consists of?Purpose, Human purpose, Reason
- 2What are the efficient and final cause in association with humans?Efficient: To reach happiness and actualise our potential
Final: To reach eudamonia and be closer to the prime mover. Fulfilling our telos - 3What are the cardinal virtues?Prudence, Temperance, Fortitude, Justice
- 4Name the primary preceptsW- orship God
O- rder in society
R- eproduce
L- earn
D- emend the innocent - 5What are these examples of? Pray, Go to church Abide by the laws Have sex, no contraception Study the world around you Fight for rightsSecondary precepts
- 6Explain the law of double effectThe lesser of two evils. If you are presented with two evils, you perform the one which will result in the most short-term positive outcomes.
- 7What are real and apparent good?Real: Doing the right thing
Apparent: Thinking you are doing what God wants but it is the wrong thing and can be misleading. - 8What are the strengths?- it can be universalised
- absolute order in society
- sanctity of life is central
- rational and logical - 9What are the weaknesses?Peter Vardy- Unholistic and too simplistic
Karl Brown: relies too much on reason as nature is too corrupt to trust
- causitory: is contradictory as its absolutist but allows flexibility?
- Only theists can believe in this
- Not everyone has the same desires and urges - 10Which part of the argument does Aquinas create?2nd
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