4 Laws of St. Thomas Aquinas

Biography of St. Thomas Aquinas

Born in 1225 and Died in 1274.
He was a Catholic Priest in Dominican order.
He was a great Madieval Philosopher and Theologists.
He was immensely influenced by Scholasticism and Aristotle.
His Famous treatise is Summa Theologica that extensively discusses man which consists of three parts- God, Ethics and Christ.

4 laws of St. Thomas Aquinas

That law which exists because of God's divine providence.
As God created the universe, the universe is governed by his laws.
Eternal Law is the basis for all other kinds of laws.
This law affects everything including irrational creatures.
It is the God's plan for the universe.
It is unchanging reason of God.
It is the most perfect and complete law which govern the whole community of the universe.
This laws include both moral rules and particular rules.
Human has only partial knowledge of this law.

The rational creatures participation in eternal law.
Rational creatures derive their acts and ends from natural law.
Basic formulation: Do Good, Avoid Evil.
This law is a subset of eternal law and includes only general rules of conduct.
These rules are embedded in our human nature, we access them through rational institution.
Help you seek your essential human purposes.

Applies to religion and church issues.
Specific formulations of eternal law.
It is a subset law of eternal law.
Necessary for the directing human conduct.
The purpose behind divine law is help eliminate human error when searching for human values.