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The natural law
{ 1 } - is objective, and known to our reason through self-evident principles.
{ 2 } - varies with the situation, and so is a form of cultural relativism.
{ 3 } - is utilitarian, since it tells us to maximize the sum-total of happiness.
{ 4 } - none of the above.
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The natural law
{ 1 } - is objective, and known to our reason through self-evident principles.
{ 2 } - varies with the situation, and so is a form of cultural relativism.
{ 3 } - is utilitarian, since it tells us to maximize the sum-total of happiness.
{ 4 } - none of the above.
Thus there is a higher standard to judge human laws and customs.
Dr Martin Luther King appealed to this approach. He argued that segregation laws were flawed -- because they violated principles of the natural law about showing respect for other human beings.
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The natural law
{ 1 } - is objective, and known to our reason through self-evident principles.
{ 2 } - varies with the situation, and so is a form of cultural relativism.
{ 3 } - is utilitarian, since it tells us to maximize the sum-total of happiness.
{ 4 } - none of the above.
The same basic moral norms hold for everyone. But the secondary norms derived from these depend somewhat on circumstances, and so can vary somewhat between societies.
This doesn't imply that whatever norms a society accepts are correct for that society -- and so it doesn't commit one to cultural relativism.
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The natural law
{ 1 } - is objective, and known to our reason through self-evident principles.
{ 2 } - varies with the situation, and so is a form of cultural relativism.
{ 3 } - is utilitarian, since it tells us to maximize the sum-total of happiness.
{ 4 } - none of the above.
Aquinas doesn't talk about maximizing a sum-total. Instead he talks about doing good and avoiding evil.
Perhaps our duty not to do evil is stronger than our duty to do good. Then it may be wrong to do evil to bring about a greater sum-total of good.
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The natural law
{ 1 } - is objective, and known to our reason through self-evident principles.
{ 2 } - varies with the situation, and so is a form of cultural relativism.
{ 3 } - is utilitarian, since it tells us to maximize the sum-total of happiness.
{ 4 } - none of the above.
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