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Flashcards by Malachy Moran-Tun, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Malachy Moran-Tun
almost 2 years ago
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| What are the Strengths of Natural Law? | > Development of VT - added Christian elements on a solid foundational theory > Requires reasoning - superior to deontological theories, e.g., DCT, since it allows the use of reason > Issues not discussed in the Bible can have an absolute moral decision (Secondary Precepts) > 5 Primary Precepts - guidelines that allow for flexible secondary precepts > Doctrine of Double Effect - allows for flexibility in Natural Law > Absolute - provides laws that are true independently of individual desires > Outcomes strive for humans to thrive (similar to eudemonia in VT) |
| What are the Weaknesses of Natural Law? | > Development of VT - why not use the secular version > Requires reasoning - can create inaccurate reasoning (e.g., apparent goods) unlike deontological, e.g., DCT -- > Reasoning for secondary precepts could be inaccurate since it is not explicitly said in Scripture > 5 Primary Precepts - no flexibility with the 5, only in secondary > Doctrine of Double Effect - argued to make natural law fully non-deontological > Cultural relativism - morality changes from culture to culture, so secondary precepts may change, and not apply globally > Agape love is not considered - seems to disregard important part of Scripture |
| Quote / Thinker for Weaknesses of Natural Law | "God is dead, God remains dead, and we have killed him" Nietzsche > Argues religion tolerates, accepts, and glorifies poverty (example of Jesus) > Argues we should not permit poverty but strive against it |
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