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

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According to Cicero, which of the following is true?

A) The natural law is relative to culture.
B) Natural law is an evolving phenomenon.
C) The natural law is timeless.
D) There is no such thing as a natural law.

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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.

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

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

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

Existentialists like Sartre believe that essence precedes existence.

The Declaration of Independence draws on the theory of

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

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

Evolutionary theory may present a challenge to natural law theory.

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

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

Which of the following is another word for telos .

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

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

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

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

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

The key moral principle for the Stoics was to