1. Aquinas and Precepts
Starter – What would be a good way to start a sixth form lesson???
Reading – Aquinas and Aristotle’s Four causes
Hwk – Bring in strange and unusual object
 To ensure understanding of Aquinas’ foundation of Natural Law
To consider Aquinas’ fundamental primary goods
To explore the relationship between descriptive primary goods and prescriptive secondary goods

2. Aquinas Reading and Precepts
Quick tester
1) Natural law is revealed through faith/nature and interpreted by emotion/reason.
2) Creation reveals God’s goodness/word
3) Aquinas was a monk/priest
4) Natural Law is influenced by Bible/Plato
5) Aquinas wrote Summa Theologica/Fifty Shades of Grey

3. The Precepts Is to ought… Examples? Eg Fire can burn therefore
Aquinas…Eudaimonia = heaven and union with God NOT flourishing happiness
Primary Precepts – Descriptive fundamental natural goods…general rules inbuilt into all humans by God
Secondary Precepts – Any rule that is rationally deduced from primary precept. Prescriptive.

4. Primary Precepts The Preservation of Life Human Procreation
The advancement of knowledge and learning
Living in peaceful and harmonious community
The worship of God
Five year old re-write

5. Secondary Precepts
Abortion
Euthanasia
Suicide
War

6. Summary
Aquinas identifies descriptive primary precepts and prescriptive secondary precepts, how do they link together to help people to make decisions?