Class 1

Question 1

i can do as i desire as long as ___ (2)

Answer 1

• i dont cause physical harm
• consensual

Question 2

even a kind is _______

Answer 2

bound by eternal law
- even the most powerful

Question 3

what is the story of king david and what does this say about natural law

Answer 3

natural law — eventually you will pay

1. king david sees bathsheba bathing and sleeps with her
2. hes in trouble because he gets her pregnant
3. bathsheba husband is out fighting (hes the general)
4. king calls him back and tells him to “spend time with his wife”
5. general declines: hes noble and wants to fight for his people
6. if everyone finds out, soldiers will rise up and fight the king
7. eventually, the general dies but God punishes King David

Question 4

what does this course believe about the universe

Answer 4

believes that there is order
- society is better when we stick to the universes order

Question 5

what can be said about desires + anger + violence

Answer 5

it isn’t bad but it must be kept under control, otherwise, it will control you
- natural law is not against pleasure but there is always a limit

Question 6

T or F: natural law believes that there is just some stuff written in our heart + expand

Answer 6

True
- ex: under is bad
- but also: just because its a law, doesn’t always mean its moral

Question 7

why dont we just feed the dead to the pigs

Answer 7

• should we all honor the dead
• even if you’re a criminal you should still merit respect at death (burial)

Question 8

what does having a successful life entail

Answer 8

1. raise a family
2. take care of your dead (even if their actions weren’t honorable — is an eternal moral obligation)
   everything else is secondary

Question 9

what does cain & abel story tell us

Answer 9

you are your brothers keeper
- thought brother x brother violence will always exist

Question 10

metaphysical materialism

Answer 10

• only physical matter in the universe (nothing beyond)
• denies the idea of a soul — nothing after life

Question 11

what did democritus believe

Answer 11

early atomic theory
- only made out of atoms and that’s it

Question 12

thales of miletus

Answer 12

only existing substance is water

Question 13

protagoras

Answer 13

type of materialist
- argues that man is a measure of all things
- man makes up his own moral code
- made can do whatever he wants

Question 14

sophocles

Answer 14

• 5th century BC
• natural law is an emutable and eternal law
• the individual can’t exist without a flourishing society (and vise versa)