September 12, 2025New Blackfriars

Aquinas on Natural Law, Natural Inclinations, and Absolute Moral Norms

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This essay explores Aquinas’s natural law, natural inclinations, and absolute moral norms, suggesting an underlying divine wisdom.

Aquinas argues that natural law encompasses divine wisdom guiding rational beings toward their perfective ends.
The essay emphasizes that human inclinations reflect God's teleological order, leading to an understanding of the good.
Synderesis provides foundational insights into moral norms intrinsic to our nature, despite the influences of sin.
Aquinas’ teachings connect natural law with the Decalogue and the moral teachings of Jesus and the Catholic Church.

Matthew Levering (2025) studied this question.

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