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    Quiz no. 5 ( Natural Law) ETHICS 1 Which does not describe Eternal law?. A) The rational plan of God 5) The law that governs and directs all beings towards its end (purpose). ©) The laws of nature-laws of gravity, cohesion, energy, reproduction of living beings D) The law that God reveal through scriptures, 2. This law serves to complement the other types of law. This law came from revelat ‘Scriptures and the Church which is also. directed toward man’s eternal end. 2). Divine Law b) Natural Law ©) Eternal Law 4) Human/Positive Law tion, disclosed through sacred text or 3. What is the notion of nature in Natural law? like that threatens nature. ») Itmeans the laws of nature should be the sole criterion of morality and man should not modify the natural entities around us. ¢]it means whatever is natural s right thus anything that obstructs and disrespects the natural course of nature is immoral. d) It means everything has a specific nature, purpose and function, Hence, morality is acting according to nature’s function and Purpose. 4.1n natural law theory, reason a. plays no role. b. is given some role, but reli © has particularly imp d. isa trivial component. igious revelations are more important. ortant role since the nature of man is being rational 5. Which is false about Law in general? a) Promulgated by those in authority b) Forthe sake of common good ¢) Anordinance of reason 4) None ofthe above 6. Who were the first thinkers who conceived of the idea of natural law as the basis of and understood nature as referring to the natural order as a whole “cosmic nature," a. Aristotelian philosophers b. Thomistic Philosophers © Stoies 4. Skeptics ‘morality? They introduced pantheism 7 This law should be to spell out what the natural law prescribes. Moral virtues are also reinforced by and cultivated through these law and includes civil, criminal and ecclesiastical law, a) Natural Law b) Eternal Law ¢) Human/Positive Law @) Divine Law 8) Which describes moral absolutism? 9. According to the Principle of forfei 10. 11. 12. actions are good and bad in themselves regardless of the consequences b.actions are good and bad depending on the circumstances ‘.actions are good and bad depending on the intention of the agent d. action are good and bad depending on the perspective of a the moral agent re you a) can be morally justified in killing a person who has stopped being an innocent b) should kill a person who has stopped being an innocent ) should not act against a non-innocent to harm them. d) should forfeit the rights and kill the person who is not innocent. The principle of forfeiture entails ifyou don't pay your bills on time, your car will be repossessed. no one can ever forfeit or lose their natural rights. ifyou threaten another person's life, you no longer have a claim to your own anyone can forfeit your natural rights paoge From the principle of forfeiture, innocent is any young child, a moral incompetent. @ person or nation that attacks or threatens another without provocation. a person or nation that has not attacked or threatened another ange According to double effect, murdering a possible terrorist’s son, say, with the purpose of getting the possible terrorist to give information that might save the lives of many would 14 always be wrong. never be wrong. would depend on certain other factors. right and wrong action poop 4 . The 4th condition of Double effect is Proportionality condition. Which is not acceptable to this condition? a. The good effect must be equivalent to the bad effect. b. The good effect could exceed the bad effect The good effect could be lesser than the bad effect 4. The gravity of good effect is more important than the bad effect. Based on the principle of double effect, what does the means-end condition imply? a) the End will never justify the Means. b) the Means will be justified through the End, ©) The means and end are justifiable regardless of each other 4) The means is also the End of an action 15. What does the Right-intention condition mean? a. Intention of the moral agent is irrelevant as long as the good effect is proportionate to the bad effect b, Intention of the agent is good and the bad effect is foreseen yet unintended ¢. Intention would only matter if the action would have a good result. D Intention is the only priority in the Principle of double effect and consequence does not matter. Awe PF ~adcs ~— — INKY, SEY o- = 3h Sx

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