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    The document outlines primary and secondary principles of moral law according to philosophers like St. Thomas Aquinas and Douglas McManaman. The primary principles include life, truth, beauty, ability, fellowship, religion, and honesty. These are natural inclinations engraved in every human. Secondary principles depend more on situations and include not destroying good to do good, not treating people as means, not being biased unless for the good of all, not working individually for good, and not working based on emotions, fear, anger or desire.

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    The document outlines primary and secondary principles of moral law according to philosophers like St. Thomas Aquinas and Douglas McManaman. The primary principles include life, truth, beauty, ability, fellowship, religion, and honesty. These are natural inclinations engraved in every human. Secondary principles depend more on situations and include not destroying good to do good, not treating people as means, not being biased unless for the good of all, not working individually for good, and not working based on emotions, fear, anger or desire.

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    BED Faculty Karen B. Camacho
    The document outlines primary and secondary principles of moral law according to philosophers like St. Thomas Aquinas and Douglas McManaman. The primary principles include life, truth, beauty, ability, fellowship, religion, and honesty. These are natural inclinations engraved in every human. Secondary principles depend more on situations and include not destroying good to do good, not treating people as means, not being biased unless for the good of all, not working individually for good, and not working based on emotions, fear, anger or desire.

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    Primary Principles of Moral Law

    “The right must be done and achieved”

    According to St. Thomas Aquinas, man is naturally capable of understanding the Primary
    Principles of Moral Law that refers to “laws that are engraved in our hearts” because all
    of these principles reside in in every human. These principles will never be taken away or
    removed in one’s heart or even if he/she does not believe in God.

    The following are natural inclinations of man based from Douglas McManaman, expert in
    Philosophy in Canada.

    a. Life – Man should remain the beauty of life because life is good.
    b. Truth – Man naturally thinks and seeks for truth.
    c. Beauty – Man cares, looks and appreciate the beauty of nature.
    d. Ability- Man has the ability to do or create. Abilities must be of help to others.
    e. Fellowship – It is important to communicate to others. Man must share his
    knowledge to his family and fellowmen.
    f. Religion – It is important to man to know about his creation. Man is always curious.
    He naturally seeks for truth or bonum universal. A man knows that he cannot know
    everything alone but possible with God.
    g. Honesty- Man must know the totality of his personality, merging of all good,
    beauty, and truth.

    Secondary Principles of Moral Law -McManaman


    - These principles depend on the situations and can be changed. Not everyone
    knows everything about these.
    a. Should not destroy good to do good
    - Destroying good is bad.
    b. Should not treat people as a mean for a goal
    - Treat a person with good objectives than using them.
    c. Should not be biased, unless it is for the good of all
    - Being on the side of others is injustice especially if there are bad
    objectives or can worsen ones situation.
    d. Should not work individually for the good
    - Man naturally works with others. Recognizing one’s weakness is good
    but it is better to seek from others to attain total development.
    e. Should not work based from emotions, fear, anger, or desire
    - Works based from emotional breakdown is not to be natural to man with
    intellect and will.

    Kbcamacho 07/15/19

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