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The key moral principle for the Stoics was to

A) seek just, love mercy, and to walk humbly with God.
B) create the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest number.
C) "know thyself."
D) "follow nature."

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Civil law is prescriptive and as such tells us how we ought to behave.

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The idea that the basic moral law can be known by human reason is a fundamental tenet of natural law theory.

Which of the following is another word for telos .

According to your text, which of the following is NOT a view that Aquinas and Aristotle shared in common?

The natural state of human liberty is a state of license according to Locke.

"Laws of nature" always refer to a natural law theory of ethics.

According to Thomas Aquinas, reason naturally inclines human beings to be good.

Evolutionary theory may present a challenge to natural law theory.

The Declaration of Independence draws on the theory of

According to Thomas Aquinas (in your reading from the text) , "Good has the nature of , while evil has a contrary nature."

For Thomas Aquinas all laws created by humans are derived from natural law.

The idea that we know what the basic moral law requires by looking to human nature is a tenet of natural law theory.

One problem for natural rights theory is that not everyone agrees on what human nature requires.

Explain what "teleological" means and how it relates to natural law theory.

Existentialists like Sartre believe that essence precedes existence.

For Locke every person has a distinct right to punish those who transgress the natural law.

Is it possible to be both a relativist and, at the same time, accept the natural law view of ethics? Explain.

According to Cicero, which of the following is true?

Locke argued all humans should be treated equally because we all have the same basic nature.