PHIL 310: St. Thomas 'Treatise on Law'

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***Definition of Law

Law is nothing else than an ordinance of reason for the common good, promulgated by him who has care for the community.

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What are the 4 types of law (and their brief definitions)?

  1. Eternal (the law by which God governs his creation).

  2. Natural (that portion of eternal law discoverable through human reason).

  3. Divine (eternal law that God has revealed to man).

  4. Human (law made by humans with authority to govern).


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According to St. Thomas, what is ‘good’ for humans?

The good is whatever human beings desire by nature (knowledge, appetites, desires for pleasure).

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For Aristotle, what is good for a thing?

The good for a thing consists in it preforming its function well.

(What is good for a man is acting in accord with reason, so as to preform our function well.)