Knowing the Natural Law
Author | : Steven J. Jensen |
Publisher | : CUA Press |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 2015-03-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780813227337 |
ISBN-13 | : 081322733X |
Rating | : 4/5 (33X Downloads) |
Download or read book Knowing the Natural Law written by Steven J. Jensen and published by CUA Press. This book was released on 2015-03-26 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knowing the Natural Law traces the thought of Aquinas from an understanding of human nature to a knowledge of the human good, from there to an account of ought-statements, and finally to choice, which issues in human actions. The much discussed article on the precepts of the natural law (I-II, 94, 2) provides the framework for a natural law rooted in human nature and in speculative knowledge. Practical knowledge is itself threefold: potentially practical knowledge, virtually practical knowledge, and fully practical knowledge.