PHI 2396 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Divine Command Theory, Lynn Hunt, Moral Absolutism
30 Jan 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Phi2396- lecture 2 religious and secular ethics. Classical: justice: wisdom (prudence), courage, temperance, authority: community/state, ethic: social convention (justice understood as harmony/balance) Medieval: faith, hope, charity (love, authority: church, spirituality, ethic: fidelity to god. Always follow the will of god : applies to everyone, at all times, everywhere. What god expects of us derives from his immutable moral nature. Given that god"s moral nature never changes, neither do his expectations of us. Scriptural basis: old testament - ten commandments ( exodus , new testament - golden rule ( luke ) Natural law: according to st. thomas, god made the world with his perfection, our god-given intellect, could discover the creator"s behavioural imperatives or moral law. Meant that knowledge of god"s will was open to all, non-believer as well as believer, through the nature of the human mind and heart, independently of divine revelation: aquinas adapted natural law from ancient greek view.
