natural law quiz

Aquinas made many important contributions to?

To philosophy and theology

God is intimately involved in?

The world

God wills that all creatures?

In the world flourish

God wants all things that exist?

To become the best versions of what they are

God does not interfere in the world like?

A puppet master

God helps us flourish by creating us with? Toward?

By creating his creatures with instincts or inclinations to perform the actions that are good for them

What is this [previous question] a sharing in?

A sharing in God's own eternal law

Human participation in this?

Through natural law

Two instincts humans share with other animals?

We have an instinct to protect our lives in dangerous situations, we similarly have a natural instinct that inclines us to reproduce, we also have a natural instinct to eat.

Humans can use these two things to follow what is good for humans?

Reason and instinct

Fill in: what are ()and () ways to act on instinct

good and reasonable

Copy the printing on the video whiteboard:

inclination needed to recognize what is good, reason needed to know how to pursue goods

The divine light allows us to know?

Good from evil

A precept is a? it regulates?

A rule intended to regulate behavior

First rule is?

Do good and avoid evil

We know other precepts of the Natural Law by?

Reflecting on the inclinations we have as human beings

Copy the four instincts:

1 preserve ourselves 2 preserve species 3 know truth 4 live in society

Fill in: humans can () on inclinations to develop ().

reflect and general precepts

Two reasons we won't always know what to do?

Bad upbringing or corrupt society

Even people with good moral formation need? To apply?

Assistance of wiser, older people to apply the natural law

Precepts of Natural Law are very?

General guidelines

Human laws implement Natural Law in?

Specific societal situations

All human laws must be consistent with?

Natural law

In his 'Address to Clergy and Laity Concerned', how does Dr. King refer to love?

a force that is a supreme, unifying principle of life

According to the tradition of natural law, how do humans arrive at their understanding of moral law?

uses human reason to reflect on human nature

What did the Stoics teach about living the 'good life'?

stoics teaches that a good life is lived through the laws that we discern within nature

good life = moral life

How is the word 'stoic' used today?

stoic today is used for someone who is determined and disciplined

What was Cicero's teaching on 'natural law'?

taught we must live in harmony with the law given in nature

What was Thomas Aquinas' teaching on honoring the natural law?

taught by honoring the law we participate in the eternal law of God

What is the basis of the many rules established to keep the social order?

the basis of the rules is natural inclination for people to live justly and peacefully

What is a 'pluralistic' society?

citizens of USA are diverse ethnically and politically, religiously and philosophically

What is the Catholic Church's belief about setting a limited set of standards for moral behavior in society?

the catholic church agrees to set a limited amount of standards in society

natural law

those standards of behavior (do's and don'ts) that any person can know by using reason and thinking about what it means to be a person

use human reason to develop...

general principals (standards of behavior) that are based on the purpose of things

study human nature and human abilities to discover their...

purpose

god's moral law

the eternal law is god's will for all reality

this is unchanging and applies to all people

natural law (based on moral law)

the way human beings participate in eternal law

through human reason/conscience, you have access to natural law

NL: an objective or a subjective approach to morality?

objective approach

NL and human reason

natural law is knowable though human reason (our ability to think, analyze, judge, evaluate, sense, and feel)

NL applies to?

everyone

Pluralistic

citizens of a pluralistic society are diverse ethnically, politically, religiously, and philosophically

civil law and NL

Natural law is the moral law that God built into human nature, meaning people can know basic right and wrong through reason and conscience.

Civil law is the set of laws created by human governments to maintain order and justice in society.

NL & creation of general principles for morality

According to the Bible, natural law means God placed general moral principles into creation and into the human heart. These principles allow people to recognize basic right and wrong through conscience and reason.

what helps you form your conscience?

your conscience is formed by God, Scripture, Church teachings, reflection, and learning from life and others.