Real and Apparent Good Flashcards
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Background 1
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Aquinas believed that all humans were created with the ability to reason by God, therefore everyone has the ability to reason out Natural Law
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Background 2
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Aquinas argued that humans were naturally orientated towards the achievement of their Highest Good as “No evil can be desirable”
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Real Good
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The true and reasoned God given way to be good
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Apparent Good
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Sometimes we may reason something is Good, that is actually Bad. This is an error of reason.
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Example of an Apparent Good
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A woman commits adultery because she reasons one of the primary precepts is to reproduce, however adultery prevents an ordered society. It was not a deliberate sin; just wrong reasoning
