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Explain How the Principles of Natural Law might be applied to Decisions About Fertility Treatment
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Charlotte Martin a) Explain How the Principles of Natural Law might be applied to Decisions About Fertility Treatment The principles of Natural Law were derived from Aristotle's idea of causitry- the idea that every object has a final cause, which is its goal or purpose in life, and from this final cause, it is possible to establish an object or action's good. Activity that brings about this final cause is good, and activity that prevents it is bad. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), working from a monastic background, tried to reconcile traditional Biblical Christianity with Aristotelianism. He argued that God created the world with a purpose in mind, and everything with its own, individual final cause (as Aristotle had said). Aquinas believed that God's purpose could be seen through the application of reason, God's gift to humanity. Reason was thought to be the means by which human beings can see their final cause, and...
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