Republic of the Philippines

Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology

Fort Pilar, Rio Hondo, Zamboanga City
Tel. No.: (062) 993 2615 Telefax (062) 991-0777; website: http//www.zscmst.edu.ph

MODULE 6
NATURAL LAW ETHICS

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this module, you will be able to
● Describe what natural law ethics is; and
● Assess some moral actions using the natural law ethical theory.

LECTURES
Please watch, listen, and study the following video lectures, and write down some notes for
your guide:
1. Natural Law Theory: Crash Course Philosophy #34:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_UfYY7aWKo

2. Aquinas on Natural Law: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kX1bR0-

9PA&list=RDLVSGI8yz2wQ7g&index=6

3. What are the Four Kinds of Law, according to St. Thomas Aquinas:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OHkz2aZuF0

ONLINE CLASS LEARNING ACTIVITIES

1. Discussion Guide Questions (for oral recitation)
a. What new terms or concepts did you learn from the lecture videos? What do these
terms or concepts mean?
b. What do you like or dislike about natural law?
c. What terms or concepts are not yet clear to you?

ASSIGNMENT (Moral Reasoning)

Instructions:
1. Compose a group of three and discuss the action found in the table. Then assess its
morality based on the Natural Law Ethics by answering the four (4) moral analysis
guide questions, which are based on the four (4) given precepts. Afterwards, the group
makes a moral judgment by answering the moral judgment guide question found in
the table.
2. Put all your group answers in the table accordingly.
3. Write all the names of the group members in the table but each member will submit
this assignment in the Google Classroom (GCR) under his/her GCR account.
4. This is worth 15 points. The grade of the group will be the grade of each member.
Action: Cheating in the class requirements (assignments & exams)
Moral Analysis using the Precepts (rules) of the Natural Law
1. Preserve Life 2. Preserve Species 3. Know the Truth 4. Live in Society
(care of one’s life or (care for and educate (do not lie and (do not offend others
not to put one’s self offspring) shun/avoid and treat others with
in danger) ignorance) the same respect that
we accord ourselves)
Does cheating in the Does cheating in the Is cheating in the When cheating in
class requirements class requirements class requirements a the class
support the caring of support the caring form of a lie? Does requirements is
one’s self? Do you and education of it support ignorance? done, do we respect
not put yourself in other younger others and not
danger when you students? offend them?
cheat?
Answer: Answer: Answer: Answer:

Moral Judgment (Is the action moral based on natural law?):

Names of members: 1.
2.
3.