Thomas Aquinas · Theology
Aquinas’s theory that there is a moral law written into human nature, discoverable by reason - the foundation of much of Western ethics and law.
You learned that Aquinas grounds morality in natural law derived from human nature. Explain the first precept and how the rest follow, and one serious objection, in your own words.
Leads to Hugo Grotius.
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