Medieval And Modern Ethics - 1745 Words

Medieval and Modern Ethics Does morality come into question when a decision needs to be made on an ethical level? Upon reviewing the situation the person begins to dig deep inside themselves to understand the situation from a personal level, and after taking everything into consideration they then form a conclusion. In addition the men who based their choices on sound mind and considered all things ethical made moral apparent. The question that is being raised is asking how would Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther King, Jr., David Hume, and Nel Noddings handle the situation of turning children away. In the light of the question being so complex I plan on explaining first Thomas Aquinas and where he stood on the matter of morality, then I†¦show more content†¦A habit is defined as a practice that is hard to give up to compare the two would mean Aquinas believed that natural law is hard for men to part with. Aquinas believed that natural law was the same for all men, he did not think that each man had a diff erent set of beliefs that governed himself consequently, we must say that the natural law, as to the first common principles is the same for all....(Marino 129). Aquinas was considered a godly man, and his reasoning was associated closely with Christianity. Additionally, Aquinas did not feel that man could self govern he felt that man putting faith in God would allow sound decisions to come forth. In the manner of the morally right response to the topic, I feel Aquinas would advise me to give the children up to the police. Of course Aquinas is a man of faith and you would like to believe that he would want the kids to be safe in the attic. However, I feel that Aquinas would remind me that it is a sin to lie and deceive the police officers. Although it is morally wrong to give the children over to the police officers to possibly die, Aquinas would state that it is equally wrong to put my family in danger and stop the police from only