PHIL 1091 Study Guide - Final Guide: Private Good, Speculative Reason, Practical Reason
15 May 2014
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Handout exam review (the origins of political philosophy and the problem of religious toleration & liberty) 40 multiple choice questions taken from any of the topics below: three short essays @ 20 points each (1 on machiavelli, 1 on hobbes/locke, 1 surprise) Aquinas" summa theologiae: on law, the etymology of the word law , lex from ligo = to bind or tie together, as in ligament, this etymology anticipates much that is to come in our course dealing with law. It obligates us to act/not act (obligation is the binding of the free will to perform the act necessary for happiness) Specific difference (of reason) we act primarily by recognizing and knowing the good end that the will presents to the intellect. Corrupt governments aim at the private good of rulers rather than the common good: a necessary property or proper condition (promulgation) the application of laws to people occurs when they"re notified of them through promulgation.
