The conservative view holds that genital sexual relations are morally proper only if they occur between husband and wife in a form of sexual intercourse that is open to the procreation of children. The most common defense of this view by natural-law thinkers says that other use of sexual relations
The conservative view holds that genital sexual relations are morally proper only if they occur between husband and wife in a form of sexual intercourse that is open to the procreation of children. The most common defense of this view by natural-law thinkers says that other use of sexual relations
This is more supernaturalism than natural law.
The conservative view holds that genital sexual relations are morally proper only if they occur between husband and wife in a form of sexual intercourse that is open to the procreation of children. The most common defense of this view by natural-law thinkers says that other use of sexual relations
Critics object that it needn't be wrong to use organs for something other than their primary biological purpose (for example, to use feet to kick a football). While this biological-function argument is often attributed to Aquinas, John Finnis claims that it's better, and truer to Aquinas, to argue for the conservative norm based on the role that sexual relations play in human life -- which better prospers if sexual relations are limited.
The conservative view holds that genital sexual relations are morally proper only if they occur between husband and wife in a form of sexual intercourse that is open to the procreation of children. The most common defense of this view by natural-law thinkers says that other use of sexual relations
This is more intuitionism than natural law.