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Natural Law
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- 1Synderesis RuleThe Synderesis Rule is the basic rule of the theory of Natural Law which says that one should 'Do good and avoid evil'. From this rule, derives the Primary and Secondary Precepts.
- 2Eternal LawEternal Law is the highest law in the Pyramid of Natural Law. This is the mind of God, which we humans cannot comprehend, however we can get a glimpse of it from the world around us and the Natural order of the Universe.
- 3Divine LawDivine Law is the second in position of the Pyramid of Natural Law. Here, the Divine law is the Word of God, which can be known through the Bible.
- 4Natural LawNatural Law, which follows after the Divine Law in the pyramid, is the law which the good and the bad can be known through reason. This is what God had intended for us in order for us to know our purpose. This makes us higher than the animals.
- 5Human LawHuman law is the law derived from Natural Law, when we use our reason to work out the laws and regulations of the daily life.
- 6Primary and Secondary PreceptsThe Primary Precepts are absolute dogmas in Aquinas' theory of Natural Law, derived from the Synderesis Rule. These dogmas are Preservation of Life, Reproduction, Living in Society, Education and Worshipping God.The secondary precepts are human regulations or rules derived frpom the former precepts.
- 7Interior and Exterior ActsInterior Acts are the intentions of someone in a moral action. The exterior acts are the actions taken in themselves. According to Aquinas both acts are needed for an action to be moral.
- 8Real and Apparent GoodReal Good is the right use of reasoning, which supports the purpose of well-being (Eudemonia). Apparent Good is the misuse of reason which contradicts with the purpose of well being. (However, this was thought to be a real good!)
- 9ReasonReason is the main tool in the theory of Natural Law, in which a person can know what is right and wrong. Using it would help lead to Eudemonia, are purpose as humans.
- 10EudemoniaEudemonia is according to Aristotle and Aquinas, the main purpose of human being. In Greek translated this would mean well-being or flourishing.
- 11Natural OrderNatural order is the belief in the theory of Natural Law, that the Universe was made in a specific order, which we humans should follow via reasoning.
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