Natural Moral Law Flashcards
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What does Deontological mean
Duty/obligation. Morality is based on a humans duty to abide by a rule or series of rules regardless of the consequence or situation the action is preformed in
What is rationality
The ability to think logically, or the ability to reason
What does absolutist mean
There are universal mora norms which apply to all situations
What did aquinas say about natural moral law
“Natural law is the same for all men,there is a single standard of truth and right for everyone,which is known by everyone”
What are the four courses for anything and everything
1.Material cause
2.Formal cause
3.Efficient cause
4.Final cause
What is material cause
The matter from which the thing is made from (i.e the wood of a chair)
What is the formal cause
The kind of thing something is(i.e the chair shape)
What is the efficient cause
The agent that brings something about(i.e the carpenter)
What is the final cause
The goal/purpose that a thing moves towards(i.e to sit on)
What is the synderesis principle
Good should be done and evil should be avoided
What are the five primary principles
Worship God
Ordered Society
Reproduce
Learn
Defend the innocent(preserve life)
What are two features of the five primary principles
Absolutist
Basis of the Roman Catholic theology
What are secondary precepts
Derived from primary precepts and can be applied to society.These can contradict primary precepts as long as they preserve another one
What is casuistry
Reasoning what each specific situation may involve,case by case
According to aquinas, can humans he inherently evil
No,humans are made in the image of God so they can’t be
According to aquinas, where does evil in humans come from
Evil comes from an error in reasoning or misinterpretation of divine law
According to aquinas how can humans fall short of God’s intention
Humans confuse good and apparent goods
What are real goods
A characteristic that will help people get closer to the ideal human nature which God has planned
What is an apparent good
An act which the individual things is good but takes people further away from the ideal of what God wants humans to be
What is an interior act
The motive for an action
What is an exterior act
The physical action that is seen
What makes an act good
When both exterior and interior acts are well intended
What’s the double effect
Even if a good act has secondary bad consequences, the action will still be good. You can’t be held accountable for unintended consequences
What are the theological virtues
(I Corinthians 13)- faith,hope,charity
