ethics - natural law (ao1)
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thomas aquinas
four tiers of law
eternal law - law only god knows
divine law- law revealed to us by god via scripture e.g., ten commandments
natural law- law of the natural world
human law- law of man e.g., government
real good
things which are intrinsically good and fit in with the natural order of the world, helping us to achieve our telos
apparent good
things which we have misreasoned to be a real good, which steers us away from our telos
telos
end or purpose e.g., human telos is to be like god
primary precepts
-preservation of innocent life
-education
-reproduction
-living in an orderly society
-worshipping god
secondary precepts
things that help us to achieve our primary precepts e.g., having unprotected sex in order to achieve reproduction
synderesis
innate disposition toward good and away from evil
doctrine of double effect
only the intended effect of an action has moral weighting
prudence
practical wisdom, one of the four cardinal virtues
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