aquinas' natural law theory

aquinas’ natural law theory of ethics is influenced by which of the following

aristotelian virtue ethics

catholic theology

divine command theory is the view that there is a relationship between morality and divine commandments. this relationship can be explained in one of two ways:

1. divine commands describe morality; or

2. divine commands create morality

the euthyphro dilemma suggests that accepting either of these explanations leads to a corresponding problem. select the correct problem for each view from the drop down menus

explanation 1: divine commands describe morality

problem of irrelevant divinity

explanation 2: divine commands create morality

problem of moral arbitrariness

eternal law

the purpose of all things that exists in the mind of god

natural law

the reasoning purpose of humans

human law

the rules made by humans

divine law

commandments from god that offer guidance

according to aquinas, we act morally when we act in accordance with reason

true

the objection from atheism is a good objection against aquinas’ natural law theory

true

problem of relevance

it is not obvious that what is natural is what is moral

problem of purpose

humans do not have any telos, or do not have the same telos

problem of disagreement

if our purpose is to reason, then we should not have moral consensus

unclear intentions

it is not obvious what counts as an intention