RELG 271 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Evangelium Vitae, Sola Scriptura, Practical Reason
22 Jan 2016
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John paul ii (veritatis splendor, 12): god has order[ed man and woman] with wisdom and love to [their] final end, through the law which is inscribed in [their] heart, the natural law". [it is] the light of understanding infused in us by god, whereby we understand what must be done and what must be avoided. J. paul ii: faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth; and god has placed in the human heart the desire to know the truth (fides et ratio) All particular humans participate in same (universal) human. Thomas aquinas: [a] dictate of practical reason emanating from a ruler . Final end/purpose (gk. telos) = completion of powers (e. g. natural law: two approaches: order of nature. Focused on the physical and biological structures given in nature as the source of mortality .
