Finnis' Natural Law Evaluation

Finnis' Natural Law has the potential to work in __________society because it is not an explicitly religious ethic unlike Aquinas' version of Natural Law.

• secular

• ancient

• primitive

• medieval

Finnis' Natural Law is not ________ about what to do in a specific ethical situation. Instead, it only offers guidelines which are open to interpretation.

• clear

• biased

• irrelevant

• dogmatic

Finnis argues that his 'basic goods' are based on __________ reason only, which only describes how to act. Practical reasoning cannot be proved in an empirical sense.

• practical

• theoretical

• scientific

• empirical

Finnis' theory is __________ and flexible. It allows us freedom to choose between acts that are good, rather than forcing action.

• universal

• arbitrary

• restrictive

• subjective

Finnis has a __________ view on human motivation. He disregards that we should be motivated by pleasure or emotion, which many consider as incorrect.

• misguided

• optimistic

• neutral

• scientific

Finnis' Natural Law is not universal, it is _________. This means it favours one group of people above another.

• elitist

• inclusive

• neutral

• universal

Finnis' Natural Law is based on values that __________ society find important, e.g. being community which can only be good for a society.

• contemporary

• ancient

• futuristic

• primitive

Finnis' Natural Law could encourage a __________ state where the state tries to control every aspect of private and public life through restrictive unbending laws.

• totalitarian

• democratic

• anarchic

• federal