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Natural Law Aquinas
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The answers
Prohibition - What you shouldn't do
Positive injunction - What you should do
Are the basic goods, really always good?
The basic Goods:
- Life
- Reproduction
- Education
- God
- Society
- Avoid offense
- Avoid ignorance
Natural Law
- What are the basic goods?
- What is meant with prohibition?
- What is meant with positive injunction?
- Mention a critical point against natural law.
Goal of the lesson
We will get aquinted with philosopher Thomas Aquinas, learn about his natural law theory and (hopefully) be able to use natural law in a debate.
Moral Dilemma
Double effect
How would you use Natural Law in this dilemma. Would Aquinas agree or disagree with same sex marriage?
Thomas van Aquinas
Actions have often multiple effects. So you need to figure out what the real (primary) reason is for your action.
If my primary intention was good, I should not be blamed for any secondary effects that result from my action.
Thomas Aquinas
Natural Law Theory
The law that God prescribed for humans - is built into human nature
Example: Although euthanasia is illegal in the UK, doctors are allowed to administer potentially lethal doses of painkilling drugs to relieve suffering, provided they do not primarily intend to kill the patient. This is known as the doctrine of double effect.
Everything is created with a purpose
A friar who lived in the 13th century.
Theologian, jurist, philosopher.
God is the source of reason and faith.
'One of the greatest philosophers of the Western world