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    This document provides an introduction to the philosophy of natural law according to St. Thomas Aquinas. It discusses how Aquinas viewed humans as having the ability to know the highest good and freely choose to act upon it. The document also examines Aquinas' perspectives on conscience, the questions of personal identity and goals, and how love should be directed towards God. It concludes that even without faith, humans have the ability through reason to discern right from wrong and fulfill their nature.

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    Chapter II

    The Natural Law:


    St. Thomas Aquinas
    Presented by:
    Octaviano, Alden
    Rallos, Kurthny
    Romero, Rosedale
    Villanueva, Michael
    INTRODUCTION
    St. Thomas Aquinas (1225 – 1274)
    - He is an Italian Catholic priest who belongs to the
    religious Order of Preaches or Dominicans.
    - Aquinas refers to a place.
    - Aquino which is belonged originally to the Kingdom
    of Naples.
    -At the age of 14, he enrolled at the University of
    Naples.
    - At the age of 19, he decided to join the Order of
    Preachers.
    - 1256 Thomas became the master of Theology.
    - He died on March 7, 1274, leaving him behind
    notable works like, Summa Contra Gentiles, Summa
    Theologiae, and De Veritate.
    -The Catholic church honor him as a title of Doctor.
    Etsi Deus non deratur
    - He views God as the author (source) and goal (end).
    - Human gifted with the ability to “to know the highest good” that
    engages him/her freedom in “choosing to act on the good she/he
    ought to do.”
    - the Divine Will, man task is to act in such way that his/her
    participation in the full unfolding of nature directs to its fulfillment.
    - This law is impinges on the very freedom of the human being who
    can know his/her options and voluntarily will to take action. (Divine
    Will)
    - Etsi Deus non deratur means “even if there is no God.”
    CONSCIENCE AND NATURAL LAW

    -“It is the proper functioning of reason in moving the human person to


    an end goal that is fitting of his/her dignity.”

    ― There are different kinds of conscience that may lead us to


    wrongdoing:

    • CALLOUS – too careless and impulsive


    • PERPLEXED – needs guidance in sorting out one’s confusion.
    • SCRUPULOUS – too careful on deciding due to not trusting one’s
    self to do good.
    • IGNORANT/UNINFORMED – lacks education
    THREE CONTEMPORARY QUESTION
    ― Who am I? Thomistic Natural Law interrogates the identify of the human
    person.
    -The task of knowing the self is the point of departure for the task of building up
    the identity of the human person.

    ― Who do I want to be? The human person’s self acknowledge is dynamic, that
    is, it is always open to the direction set by what one wants to make of
    himself/herself.
    -The human reason is so gifted that it is able to discern through options and daily
    realities.

    ― How do I get there? Also utilizes the sound judgement of human reason and
    evaluates the best route to get to the goal decided upon.
    - The human person does not only access reason to assess his/her personal
    identity and goal; he/she is also gifted with the will to command the self to go
    through steps and, hence, be able to do the transition from knowledge to a fully
    determined self.
    THE RELATIONAL AND PERFECTION OF LOVE
    IN AQUINAS

    - Although we have suspended God-talk to


    make the case that natural law is relevant
    even though human person without faith, the
    discussion of Thomistic ethics is incomplete if
    it does not end with the love that directed
    toward God.
    CONCLUSION

    St. Thomas Aquinas is an Italian Catholic priest who


    belongs to the Order of Preaches. Aquinas belong to the
    Kingdom of Naples. According to him, human has the
    ability to know the highest good. We human, has a
    freedom to know what is right and what is not right. We
    need to follow the commandments of God in order to
    fulfil our objectives in this world. Even though, we do not
    have faith in God or we do not have God, we still have
    the ability to do good and avoid evil.

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