Natural Moral Law

Question 1

Key philosopher

Answer 1

Aquinas

Question 2

Primary precepts

Answer 2

POWER

Question 3

Apparent Good

Answer 3

The interior act is bad but the exterior act is good

Question 4

Real Good

Answer 4

The interior and exterior acts are good

Question 5

The doctrine of double effect

Answer 5

• The right-intention condition
• The proportionality condition
• The nature of the act condition
• The means-end condition

Question 6

The right-intention condition

Answer 6

The intention must only be to achieve the good effect

Question 7

The proportionality condition

Answer 7

The good effect must be equivalent or better than the bad effect

Question 8

The nature of the act condition

Answer 8

The action must either be morally good or indifferent

Question 9

The means-end condition

Answer 9

The bad effect must not be the means by which the good effect is achieved

Question 10

Aquinas on Human nature

Answer 10

Human nature is essentially good and no person would knowingly pursue evil

Question 11

Proportionalism

Answer 11

There is a balance of ontic goods and ontic evils, the moral agent weighs these up and chooses the lesser evil

Question 12

Ontic Goods

Answer 12

Evils that alleviate pain or suffering

Question 13

Ontic Evils

Answer 13

Evils that are not immoral but cause pain or suffering