Christianity and Social Order
Thirteenth Century Aquinas
Great Chain of Being with Divine Right of Kings
Law: Eternal Natural Divine Human
Christianity and Social Order
Thirteenth Century Aquinas Cotinued
Virtues:
Natural - prudence, justice, courage, temperance
Spiritual - faith, hope, life
Everyone has a place against which one should not rebel except when human laws fundamentally violate divine & natural law.
Ware on basis of Natural Law & Order
Teloi: Primary Purposes of Human Life
- Live (foundational for others; instinctual)
- Reproduce
- Learn
- Worship God
- Order Society
Secondary PreceptsAllow fulfillment of primary purposes. Two types:
Everything which we logically need to do to live in accordance with the primary principles.
&
Things which reason alone cannot deduce from nature. (e.g. monogamy)
Natural Law requires…
- God designs w/ purpose
- Natural telos, that is ‘created intent’
- Capacity for effective reason
7 Virtues
Natural:
- prudence,
- justice,
- courage,
- temperance
Spiritual:
- faith,
- hope,
- love
Eccliesiolae in ecclesia
“little churches within the Church”
- Church as living, not simply organization.
- Though emphasis on organizational success/efficiency
- Accountability
Just War Theory
TO GO TO WAR: –Legitimate Authority –Justifiable Cause –Right Intention –Proportionality –Reasonable Chance of Success –Last Resort
WITHIN WAR:
–Proportionality
–Discrimination