WEEK 1 – ASSIGNMENT: MY CHOSEN PHILOSOPHER AND THOMAS AQUINAS AND THE NATURAL LAW THEORY
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1. CHOSEN PHILOSOPHER: THOMAS AQUINAS (1 point)
2. CHOSEN TOPIC: Natural Law ethical theory (1 point)
3. THESIS STATEMENT: Write a statement which is a summary of the topic which initially answers your statement of the problem. (Based on your initial understanding from your reading and research). (3 points)
Sample thesis statement:
Thomas Aquinas’ natural law asserts that the moral law for human being comes from the eternal law of God who is the creator of the universe. Thus, God has a plan for every creature especially to humans. We must respect the plan of God and will not violate His laws. Respect for the dignity of life is the utmost act that we can do to satisfy natural law.
4. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM. (3 points)
(The questions I need to answer are the following:
1. Who is Thomas Aquinas?
2. What is Natural Law and its tenets?
3. What is the personal and social relevance of Natural Law theory today for me and for others?
5. REFERENCES: The Following are my 3 possible resources (Books or online sites, showing the topics, philosophers and the website links associated with the topic). (2 points) I will use the following sites for this research: (Minimum of 3 sources)
1. Kemerling, G. (2011).Thomas aquinas. Philosophypages.com. Retrieved from http://philosophypages.com/ph/aqui.htm
2. Brown, C. (n.d.). Thomas aquinas. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved from http://www.iep.utm.edu/aquinas/
3. Miravalle, J.M. (2013). A natural law argument against Ssame-sex marriage. Christian Culture. Retrieved from http://www.motherofallpeoples.com/2013/06/a-natural-law-argument-against-same-sex-marriage/
