Aquinas suggests that we can discover what is good by looking at our natural inclinations.
Aquinas suggests that we can discover what is good by looking at our natural inclinations.
This is what Aquinas says. But don't we have a natural inclination toward bad things too, such as selfishness, laziness, and revenge? In response, Aquinas answers that our inclinations insofar as they are ruled by reason belong to the natural law. So we discover what is good by seeing what is reasonable to desire. Much in the same spirit, some contemporary thinkers suggest that we pick our beliefs about good by seeing what we desire insofar as we are rational (informed, consistent, and so forth).
Aquinas suggests that we can discover what is good by looking at our natural inclinations.
This is what Aquinas says.