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Ethics Mind Map on Natural Moral Law, created by jenny_allen on 27/04/2013.

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Natural Moral LawORIGINSPRECEPTSSTRENGTHSDOCTRINE OF DOUBLEEFFECTAristotleAquinasFinal cause -everything has apurpose.Eudaimonia(supreme good) isfound whenpurpose is fulfilled.Achievedby living alife ofreason.Reason = ability tothink, understand andactAlso believed humans have arational nature, given by God to liveand flourish.Even without knowledge ofGod reason can discoverlaws that lead to humanflourishing.Natural Laws are universal andunchangeable, should be used tojudge laws.Humans made in the image ofGod so supreme good isperfection.Precepts = laws discoveredusing reason.APPARENT & REAL GOODApparent = somethingwhich seems to begood/right thing to do butisn't.Real = theright thingto do, fitsthe humanideal.Primary = fundamentalprinciples of NMLSecondary = derived from primarypreceptsWORSHIP GODORDERED SOCIETYLEARNDEFEND THEINNOCENT/PRESERVATION OF LIFEREPRODUCEe.g from the primary precept preservation oflife, we can derive the secondary precept do notkill.WEAKNESSESUsed in 'moral dilemmas' - can't dogood without a bad consequence.Is sometimes right to do a good act despiteknowing it will bring about bad consequences.Is wrong to do a bad act intentionally to bringabout good consequences.Clear approach to morality.Establishesrules/creates laws.Concentrates on humanpotential, values human life.Secondary precepts areeasy to work out - can beapplied to all situations.Helps us achieve things we'naturally' want.KARL BARTH - relies too much onreason, human nature too corrupt tobe trusted.KAI NEILSEN - differing moral standardschallenge idea of common natural law.G.E.MOORE - commits naturalistic fallacy,goodness cant be defined by reference tonature.Double click this nodeto edit the textClick and drag this buttonto create a new node