HSCI 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Thomas Aquinas, Practical Reason, Social Fact
13 Dec 2017
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Reasoably safe to say that all natural law theorists suppose that certain facts about humans and their world provide the right basis for laws with which to guide human conduct. Three area of agreement between aqunias and finnis. What is the purpose of philosophical investigation of law? both authors suppose that the philopshy of law ought to determine how best to order social interaction for the common good. Aqunias and finnis agree descrition is not just enough. Adueate philopsy must contain the means to distinguish between real laws which impose obligations a(cid:374)d la(cid:449)s (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h do(cid:374)"t i(cid:373)pose ge(cid:374)ui(cid:374)e o(cid:271)ligatio(cid:374)s a(cid:374)d are (cid:271)est regarded as defe(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e or dege(cid:374)erate. Both argue certain that certain goods are self evident. Finnis requirements of social life and individual fulfillment show at least some values that are good in and of themselves= self evident. Laws must advance values that best serve the goals of the human flousrshing: practical reasoning.
