Natural Moral Law 2026 |
Thomas Aquinas, Key
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, What did Aristotle believe? Our distinctive feature is ability to reason
This allows us to discover our human purpose.
Goodness is something fulfilling its purpose. To be a good person is to have a
good chaacter, achieved by habit of practicing the virtues as a way of life
How does Aquinas divide law - eternal law
- divine law
- natural moral law
- human law
What is eternal law? laws that exist within creation because God put them there from his nature as
creator.
Humans must live a life based on that order because we all share a "common
human nature"
What is divine law revealed principles of morality from God in special revelation and through church
teachings e.g. the Bible - 10 commandments, sermon on the mount,
What is human law formulated by humans , based on the above 3 types of law. Should not contradict
natural moral law
What is natural moral law it holds that there are rights and moral values that can be understood from human
nature, and which can be deduced by human reason alone
It is part of eternal law
What is the guiding principle the synderesis rule - that 'good is to be done and pursued and evil is to be
avoided'
All other precepts of natural moral law are based on the guiding principle in this
text.
Thomas Aquinas, Key
Principles, Evaluation &
Comprehensive Ethics
Study Guide
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Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
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Rationales
Included
, What did Aristotle believe? Our distinctive feature is ability to reason
This allows us to discover our human purpose.
Goodness is something fulfilling its purpose. To be a good person is to have a
good chaacter, achieved by habit of practicing the virtues as a way of life
How does Aquinas divide law - eternal law
- divine law
- natural moral law
- human law
What is eternal law? laws that exist within creation because God put them there from his nature as
creator.
Humans must live a life based on that order because we all share a "common
human nature"
What is divine law revealed principles of morality from God in special revelation and through church
teachings e.g. the Bible - 10 commandments, sermon on the mount,
What is human law formulated by humans , based on the above 3 types of law. Should not contradict
natural moral law
What is natural moral law it holds that there are rights and moral values that can be understood from human
nature, and which can be deduced by human reason alone
It is part of eternal law
What is the guiding principle the synderesis rule - that 'good is to be done and pursued and evil is to be
avoided'
All other precepts of natural moral law are based on the guiding principle in this
text.
