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The natural law can change in
{ 1 } - neither its basic principles nor its applications.
{ 2 } - its basic principles, but not in its applications.
{ 3 } - its applications, but not in its basic principles.
{ 4 } - both its basic principles and its applications.
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The natural law can change in
{ 1 } - neither its basic principles nor its applications.
{ 2 } - its basic principles, but not in its applications.
{ 3 } - its applications, but not in its basic principles.
{ 4 } - both its basic principles and its applications.
This view says that whether something is right or wrong could NEVER depend on circumstances. This would make Aquinas too much of an absolutist.
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The natural law can change in
{ 1 } - neither its basic principles nor its applications.
{ 2 } - its basic principles, but not in its applications.
{ 3 } - its applications, but not in its basic principles.
{ 4 } - both its basic principles and its applications.
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The natural law can change in
{ 1 } - neither its basic principles nor its applications.
{ 2 } - its basic principles, but not in its applications.
{ 3 } - its applications, but not in its basic principles.
{ 4 } - both its basic principles and its applications.
We might need to apply the basic principles differently if circumstances change.
Let's suppose that we ought to help our parents to lead a decent life when they get old. If this is a basic principle, then it will always hold. But how we fulfill this duty (for example, by having our parents live with us or by giving them suggestions about retirement communities) will depend heavily on circumstances.
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The natural law can change in
{ 1 } - neither its basic principles nor its applications.
{ 2 } - its basic principles, but not in its applications.
{ 3 } - its applications, but not in its basic principles.
{ 4 } - both its basic principles and its applications.
This view implies that benevolence might be good today but bad tomorrow. This would make Aquinas too much of a relativist.
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