Natural Law

Question 1

  Multiple Choice

10 of 10 point(s)

WHICH ONE of the following is NOT a kind of law that plays a role in the ethical thought of St. Thomas Aquinas?

Correct Answer:

law of averages

  Question 2

  True/False

10 of 10 point(s)

The two auxiliary principles that have been devised by Natural Law theorists to aid in decisionmaking when we face a moral dilemma are the principles of double effect and forfeiture.

Correct Answer:

true

  Question 3

  Multiple Choice

10 of 10 point(s)

Terror bombing of civilian targets (in contrast to the strategic bombing of military targets that might happen to be located in civilian areas) is forbidden by the Doctrine of Double Effect, because:

Correct Answer:

the bad effect of massive civilian casualties from the bombing is both foreseen and deliberately intended

  Question 4

  True/False

10 of 10 point(s)

According to the ethics of Natural Law, it is permissible to override one of the values specified by natural human inclinations whenever this would be necessary in order to safeguard another of the values.

Correct Answer:

false

  Question 5

  True/False

10 of 10 point(s)

In assessing the morality of an action using the doctrine of double effect, the person's mental state (motives, intentions, etc.) is not relevant.

Correct Answer:

false

  Question 6

  Multiple Choice

10 of 10 point(s)

Which of the following is NOT on C.E. Harris's Checklist for Applying Natural Law Ethics for cases in which there is an apparent violation of the four fundamental values specified by human inclinations and you wish to determine whether or not the doctrine of double effect applies?

Correct Answer:

The bad effect must be the means of producing the good effect.

  Question 7

  Multiple Choice

10 of 10 point(s)

According to St Thomas, natural law differs from human and divine law in the following way:

Correct Answer:

natural law consists of the most general precepts of morality known to all persons through the exercise of reason

  Question 8

  Multiple Choice

10 of 10 point(s)

WHICH ONE of the following is NOT a basic value that is specified by natural human inclinations?

Correct Answer:

power

  Question 9

  True/False

10 of 10 point(s)

According to natural law theory, in the examples of the runaway trolley and the organ transplant (found in in Lucas's "Natural Law and the Principle of Double Effect: Six Hypothetical Cases"), the surgeon may harvest organs from one innocent patient to save the lives of five, just as the bystander may throw the switch and divert the trolley to kill only one passenger instead of allowing it to hit and kill five.

Correct Answer:

false

  Question 10

  True/False

10 of 10 point(s)

According to the doctrine of double effect, it would be wrong to push one passenger overboard into shark-infested waters (as in the "Figure Six" example found in Lucas's "Natural Law and the Principle of Double Effect: Six Hypothetical Cases"), even to save the lives of five nearby swimmers.

Correct Answer:

true