PHL281H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Immanuel Kant, Categorical Imperative, Mortal Sin
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He could give a situation and ask what kind of objection would aquinas give. It is unlawful to kill oneself due to three reasons: everything naturally loves itself, the result being that everything naturally keeps itself in being, and resists corruption so far as it can. Wherefore, suicide is contrary to the inclination of nature, and to charity whereby every man should love himself. Hence suicide is always a mortal sin, as being contrary to the natural law and to charity: because every part, as such belongs to the whole. Now every man is part of the community, and so, as such he belongs to the community. Hence by killing himself he injures the community, as philospphers declaes: because life is god"s gift to man, and is subject to his power, who kills and makes to live. Hence whoever takes his own life, sins against god, even as he who kills another""s slave, sins against that slave"s master etc.
