What is natural law ethics?
Natural law ethics is a moral theory commonly attributed to St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274).
According to this theory, the moral law can be discovered in human nature; it is the dictate of reason and is fundamentally expressed as “do good and avoid evil”.
Hence, an action is considered good, the theory argues, if it is appropriate to human nature/reason and if it is in accordance with one’s conscience (i.e. the threefold natural human inclinations).
Video Chapters
0:12 Reason as the Source of the Moral Law
0:39 "Do Good and Avoid Evil"
1:07 Good Action as Appropriate to Human Nature/Reason
1:42 Conscience and the 3 Natural Human Inclinations
3:17 Summary
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