Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Aquinas
- Developed Aristotle's
writings to provide for
religion.
- He treated the
obvious fact that
European men were
Christians as part of
man's purpose.
- Man is supposed to
live in a Christian polis.
- Existence of different laws in
different states lead to Aquinas
distinguishing natural law from
human law
- Natural law is based on
reason, and can be
understood by reflecting on the
nature of man and God's
purpose in creating him.
- Rules of different principalities
can all still be law, provided
they further the common good.
- 'Law is the rational ordering of
things which concern the common
good'