Natural Law - 5 primary precepts

Question 1

how did aquinas find that humanity must have a set of god-given purposes

Answer 1

because humanity was created by god into a purposeful universe

Question 2

how did aquinas reason out humanity’s god given purposes

Answer 2

considering humanity’s natural inclinations - e.g., to have sex, to want to learn

Question 3

if humanity was created by god, what does this mean for aquinas

Answer 3

god must have designed moral agents with the ability to fulfil their purposes

Question 4

points about the primary precept’s nature

Answer 4

1. permanent and unchanging, set by god from beginning of time
2. same for every human being
3. “there is a single standard of truth and right for everyone.”

Question 5

the 5 primary precepts

Answer 5

1. preservation of life
2. orderly living in society
3. worship god
4. education
   5 reproduction of the human species.