25 Questions
According to Aquinas and Finnis, what is the main difference in the source of morality?
Objective good inherent in us
In the case of Queen v Dudley, the concept of executive clemency was highlighted to show what principle?
Prerogative of mercy
In the Greek natural law tradition as exemplified in Antigone, what key dilemma is presented?
Morals vs laws
What concept highlights the idea that certain actions may be immoral but not necessarily illegal?
Separation between laws and morals
According to HLA Hart, what distinguishes having an obligation from being obliged?
Difference in moral principles determining creation
What is the point of intersection between law and morals?
Natural Law
Which 17th-century figure is credited with the secularization of natural law?
Grotius
According to Dominant Reasoning of Natural Law, what is the purpose of establishing what is really good for human persons?
To guide towards Basic Forms of Human Flourishing
What is the main argument presented by Finnis regarding natural law?
Certain goods are clearly presented as objectives for humans
In the context of natural law, what is emphasized as being 'intrinsically' wrong even if no God declares it so?
Certain actions
According to Aristotle, Aquinas, and Finnis, what is the relationship between human nature and reaching certain ends in life?
Human nature gives us certain capacities, which allow us to take action to reach certain ends.
What is the basis for the activities of communities according to Natural Law?
Objective reasonableness
What happens if rulers use their power to go against the common good, according to the text?
They do not have authority and the unjust law they create is not considered law.
What is the role of morals in guiding the act of posting laws?
Morals should guide the act of posting laws based on objective reasonableness.
What is the significance of human law in activating the natural inclination to act according to common goods?
Human law plays a vital role in activating the natural inclination to act according to common goods.
According to hard positivism, what is the key concept related to the sovereign's role in law?
The imperative nature of law
What is one of the dangers that Hart criticized in hard positivism?
The dissolution of law's authority by focusing on what law ought to be rather than what it is
What do naturalists believe when it comes to actions that go against 'good'?
They believe that such actions are inherently bad
In the context of legal theory, what does the new positivist law theory emphasize?
The separation of law as it is from law as it ought to be
What was Hart's stance regarding the role of morals in the development of laws and legal theories?
Morals played a significant role historically but should now be separate from laws
According to the Christian Natural Law Tradition, what is the essence of law?
An ordinance of reason for the common good
What distinguishes practical reasoning from speculative reasoning according to the Summa Theologica?
Practical reasoning is concerned with what exists, while speculative reasoning is about what we do
In the context of human law's relationship with natural law, what happens when a human law deviates from natural law?
The human law is considered a perversion of law and becomes unjust
How does Socrates' decision in the dialogue between Socrates and Crito relate to the concept of natural law?
Socrates argued that abiding by just laws aligns with natural inclinations
According to the New Classical Natural Theory, what is the main purpose of general natural law?
To establish an objective measure for evaluating human laws
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