Natural Law - Evaluations

Question 1

Strengths of Natural Law:
1. ____ theory: applies to any ____ and gives clear ____.
2. Unites ____ and reason.
3. Doesn’t presuppose ____ in God = ____.
4. Human beings have a ____ = teleological!
5. Focus on the moral ____ not the ___, and they have individual ____.
6. Benefits ____…will become more ____ to help humanity achieve well.
7. More ____ than it appears…secondary precepts vary across and within cultures.

Answer 1

Universal, situation, guidelines, faith, belief, objective, purpose, agent, action, autonomy, society, harmonious, flexible.

Question 2

Weaknesses of Natural Law:
1. Too ____.
2. Relies on a God-given purpose so only makes sense to ____.
3. Can lead to ____ outcomes e.g. no contraception = spread of HIV
4. Double effect = ____ not deontological.
5. Can lead to a conflict of ____ e.g. lying and saving someone.
6. ____ views out of touch with modern society…leads to homophobia, transphobia and ____ to certain cultures.

Answer 2

Simplistic, believers, immoral, consequentialist, duties, traditional, intolerance.