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By "natural," Aquinas means what
{ 1 } - accords with reason (our "nature").
{ 2 } - accords with biological functions (e.g. heterosexuality).
{ 3 } - existed in a "state of nature" prior to society.
{ 4 } - can be known by human reason (apart from biblical revelation).
{ 5 } - is typical.
{ 6 } - He might mean any of these; you have to look at the context.
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By "natural," Aquinas means what
{ 1 } - accords with reason (our "nature").
{ 2 } - accords with biological functions (e.g. heterosexuality).
{ 3 } - existed in a "state of nature" prior to society.
{ 4 } - can be known by human reason (apart from biblical revelation).
{ 5 } - is typical.
{ 6 } - He might mean any of these; you have to look at the context.
He sometimes means this; but he sometimes means something else.
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By "natural," Aquinas means what
{ 1 } - accords with reason (our "nature").
{ 2 } - accords with biological functions (e.g. heterosexuality).
{ 3 } - existed in a "state of nature" prior to society.
{ 4 } - can be known by human reason (apart from biblical revelation).
{ 5 } - is typical.
{ 6 } - He might mean any of these; you have to look at the context.
He sometimes means this; but he sometimes means something else.
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By "natural," Aquinas means what
{ 1 } - accords with reason (our "nature").
{ 2 } - accords with biological functions (e.g. heterosexuality).
{ 3 } - existed in a "state of nature" prior to society.
{ 4 } - can be known by human reason (apart from biblical revelation).
{ 5 } - is typical.
{ 6 } - He might mean any of these; you have to look at the context.
He sometimes means this; but he sometimes means something else.
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By "natural," Aquinas means what
{ 1 } - accords with reason (our "nature").
{ 2 } - accords with biological functions (e.g. heterosexuality).
{ 3 } - existed in a "state of nature" prior to society.
{ 4 } - can be known by human reason (apart from biblical revelation).
{ 5 } - is typical.
{ 6 } - He might mean any of these; you have to look at the context.
He sometimes means this; but he sometimes means something else.
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By "natural," Aquinas means what
{ 1 } - accords with reason (our "nature").
{ 2 } - accords with biological functions (e.g. heterosexuality).
{ 3 } - existed in a "state of nature" prior to society.
{ 4 } - can be known by human reason (apart from biblical revelation).
{ 5 } - is typical.
{ 6 } - He might mean any of these; you have to look at the context.
He sometimes means this; but he sometimes means something else.
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By "natural," Aquinas means what
{ 1 } - accords with reason (our "nature").
{ 2 } - accords with biological functions (e.g. heterosexuality).
{ 3 } - existed in a "state of nature" prior to society.
{ 4 } - can be known by human reason (apart from biblical revelation).
{ 5 } - is typical.
{ 6 } - He might mean any of these; you have to look at the context.
This is one problem with reading Aquinas. You have to keep asking what he means by "natural" in a given context.
For example, Aquinas says that we can know what is good through our "natural" inclinations. What does he mean by "natural" here?
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