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Mind Map by jess.odonnell0206, updated more than 1 year ago
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Natural Law
- Keywords
- DEONTOLOGICAL- A judgement
that is based on the action/duty.
Also based on universal rule
- OBJECTIVE- Based on
rules that are detached and
impartial
- ABSOLUTE- A rule that
is true in all circumstances
- DEONTOLOGICAL- A judgement
that is based on the action/duty.
Also based on universal rule
- Natural Law was created by
Thomas Aquinas, he believed
God created the world with a
purpose in mind.
- If human beings watch the
natural world, read divine
scripture and watch natural
human behaviour then we can
determine God's purpose
- God gave humans the gift
of reason in order to
determine his purpose
- A human beings final
TELOS (purpose) is unity
with God.
- The purpose of sexual activity is
to reproduction, therefore
abortion and contraception are
wrong because they frustrate the
final purpose of sexual activity
- The purpose of sexual activity is
to reproduction, therefore
abortion and contraception are
wrong because they frustrate the
final purpose of sexual activity
- If human beings watch the
natural world, read divine
scripture and watch natural
human behaviour then we can
determine God's purpose
- HIERACHY OF LAW- Natural law is
part of a hierachy of laws that stretch
down to us from God
- ETERNAL LAW- This is in the mind of
God and governs the law that created
the universe. Human Beings can only
glimpse at Eternal Law through the
Quantum Law
- DIVINE LAW- This is in the word of
God and was brought to us by
Jesus, it is transmitted by the
church through sermans and the
Bible
- NATURAL LAW- Human-beings
naturally desire what is good and
avoid evil. the end purpose is unity
with God (Telos)
- HUMAN LAW- These are the Laws
that human-beings make for
themselves. eg. do not murder
- HUMAN LAW- These are the Laws
that human-beings make for
themselves. eg. do not murder
- NATURAL LAW- Human-beings
naturally desire what is good and
avoid evil. the end purpose is unity
with God (Telos)
- DIVINE LAW- This is in the word of
God and was brought to us by
Jesus, it is transmitted by the
church through sermans and the
Bible
- ETERNAL LAW- This is in the mind of
God and governs the law that created
the universe. Human Beings can only
glimpse at Eternal Law through the
Quantum Law
- REAL GOOD- A real good occurs
when you follow your reason and
arrive at the correct moral
decision.
- EXAMPLE- Deciding to
read and follow the rules of
scriptre
- EXAMPLE- Deciding to
read and follow the rules of
scriptre
- APPARENT GOOD- This occurs
when you follow your reasopn and
arrive at the correct moral decision
- EXAMPLE- Prolifers in the USA, bomb abortion
clinics in order to save the life of the embryos.
However the moral reasoning is faulty as it leads
them to kill which goes against religious law
- EXAMPLE- Prolifers in the USA, bomb abortion
clinics in order to save the life of the embryos.
However the moral reasoning is faulty as it leads
them to kill which goes against religious law
- PRIMARY PRECEPTS- A
set of absolute rules that
Aquinas created in order to
help human- beings survive
and flourish in society
- Protecting innocent life
- Worshipping God
- Educating the young
- Reproduction
- Living in society
- Living in society
- Reproduction
- Educating the young
- Worshipping God
- SECONDARY PRECEPTS-
these can be created from
the Primary Precepts in
order to make Natural Law
more flexible so it can apply
to different times and
cultures
- EXAMPLE-
- ABORTION- This would be against
the primary precept reproduction
and protecting innocent life. you
would apply the secondary precept
'abortion is wrong as some people
feel as though abortion is murder
- ABORTION- This would be against
the primary precept reproduction
and protecting innocent life. you
would apply the secondary precept
'abortion is wrong as some people
feel as though abortion is murder
- EXAMPLE-
- IVF- secondary precept
'IVF is wrong'. it goes
against protection of
innocent life and
reproduction
- IVF- secondary precept
'IVF is wrong'. it goes
against protection of
innocent life and
reproduction
- EXAMPLE-
- CONTRACPETIVE PILL- 'the
contraceptive pill is wrong'. it goes
against reproduction
- CONTRACPETIVE PILL- 'the
contraceptive pill is wrong'. it goes
against reproduction
- EXAMPLE-
- Protecting innocent life
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