Philosophy 4990A/B Chapter Notes -Theonomy, Practical Reason, Human Nature
1 May 2013
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Human freedom finds its authentic and complete fulfillment precisely in the acceptance of that law. Some present-day cultural tendencies have given rise to several currents of thought in ethics which center upon an alleged conflict between freedom, and law. These doctrines would grant to individuals or social groups the right to determine what is good or evil. Man"s dominion extends in a certain sense over man himself. The exercise of dominion over the world represents a great and responsible task for man one which involves his freedom in obedience to the creators command. God left man in the power of his own counsel that he might seek his creator and freely attain perfection. Attaining such perfection means personally building up that perfection in himself. Reason draws its own truth and authority from the eternal law, which is none other than divine wisdom itself. God gave this light and this law to man at creation.
