Traditional or New Natural Law Theory

[qfnol31]

I personally prefer the Traditional Natural Law Theory.

[Theoketos]

I think that you need to define this a little more.

[qfnol31]

I'm hoping someone can help with New Natural Law Theory. It's the one that disagrees a little with Thomas, but is fully in line with [i]Vertatis Splendor[/i]. It's supported by people such as William May, Germain Grisez, Joseph Boyle, John Finnis, Patrick Lee, Robbie George.

New Natural Law Theory makes an argument such as, "It is a sign of the flaw in scholastic natural-law theory that it provided only question-begging arguments for spcific norms of Christian morality. Against contraception, for instance, it argued that this practice perverts the generative faculty by using it while frustrating its natural power to initiate new life. In reply, people reasonably note that perverting faculties in this sense cannot always be wrong--no one objects to the use of earplugs or chewing sugarless gum. As people chew sugarless gum for the pleasure of chewing, apart from nutrition, why should they not also engage in sexual activity for some human purpose such as celebrating marital unity, while excluding other purposes which at the moment cannot appropriately be pursued?"

[cmotherofpirl]

You definitely need to start by defining your terms.

[popestpiusx]

[quote name='cmotherofpirl' date='Nov 24 2004, 09:06 AM'] You definitely need to start by defining your terms. [/quote]
Agreed.

[qfnol31]

[quote name='cmotherofpirl' date='Nov 24 2004, 07:06 AM'] You definitely need to start by defining your terms. [/quote]
I don't know how to define them very well.

Traditional Natural Law Theory is probably what most people are familiar with, the idea from Thomas.

New Natural Law Theory is new and I'm hoping to learn more about it. I don't know how to describe it very well, but I'll do some research over the next week and see what I can dig up.

Sorry I can't give you much information on this.

[cmotherofpirl]

We will wait

[popestpiusx]

[quote name='qfnol31' date='Nov 24 2004, 03:25 PM'] I don't know how to define them very well.

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If you can't define them, how are we to discuss them?

[qfnol31]

Well, hopefully out of the 1000 members here there must be someone who knows about the two theories. I'm hoping that I will be able to see if that person can help define New Natural Law theory.