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What did Aquinas consider as the master principle of natural law?
What did Aquinas consider as the master principle of natural law?
- Good is to be avoided and evil pursued
- Evil is to be pursued and good avoided
- Good is to be done and pursued and evil avoided (correct)
- Evil is to be avoided and good done
What is the basis for deriving natural laws according to Aquinas?
What is the basis for deriving natural laws according to Aquinas?
- Instinct (correct)
- Emotions
- Social norms
- Desire for power
What theory in ethics and philosophy suggests that human beings possess intrinsic values that govern reasoning and behavior?
What theory in ethics and philosophy suggests that human beings possess intrinsic values that govern reasoning and behavior?
- Natural law theory (correct)
- Virtue ethics
- Kantian ethics
- Utilitarianism
According to Aristotle, what does the 'final cause' refer to?
According to Aristotle, what does the 'final cause' refer to?
What underlies the idea that good actions are morally good because they are commanded by God?
What underlies the idea that good actions are morally good because they are commanded by God?
What governs human reasoning and behavior in the theory of natural law?
What governs human reasoning and behavior in the theory of natural law?
What is the basic Good according to natural law?
What is the basic Good according to natural law?
How is the moral life described in the context of natural law?
How is the moral life described in the context of natural law?
What is the role of discovering one's end telos in natural law theory?
What is the role of discovering one's end telos in natural law theory?
Which of the following is NOT one of the essential characteristics of natural law?
Which of the following is NOT one of the essential characteristics of natural law?
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