natural moral law

• what is syneresis rule

  'do good and avoid evil'
• what are primary precepts

  worship God, orderly society, reproduce, educate, protect the innocent.
• what is conscientia

  the ability of reason to apply the primary precepts to situations or types of actions.
• what are secondary precepts

  primary precepts applied to life.
• what is an external act

  A physical action itself is an exterior act because it occurs outside of our mind.
• what is an internal act

  Our intention; what we deliberately choose to do, because it occurs inside our mind.
• what's an example of a good external act

  giving to charity is a good external act, but is only truly good if its done with good internal act which is good intentions.
• what is double effect

  some actions have two effects (murder as self defence=Taking a life but saying yours)
• what are the four tiers of law

  eternal law

  divine law

  natural law

  human law
• what is telos

  the end or purpose of something
• what is eudaemonia

  ultimate happiness
• what is deontological

  ethics focussed on intrinsic rights and wrongs of actions
• what are real goods

  those which are in accordance with primary precepts and gods wishes for humanity
• what are apparent goods

  things which tempt us because they seem enjoyable but don't aim of promoting human flourishing
• what are strengths of NML

  • it can be applied wildly as it allows consideration for circumstances
  • offers clarity and consistency in its answers for ethical issues
  • absolute and applies to all times and cultures
  • combines religious ideas with reason
  • easy to figure out right and wrong
• what are strengths of NML

  • not clear what to do in moral dilemma
  • presupposes belief in god
  • overly legalistic and unsympathetic
  • world has changed since aquinas so application