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According to the authors, "natural law theories"
{ 1 } - hold that to act so as to satisfy innate human needs in an integrated way is to act reasonably.
{ 2 } - are often accepted today because what was thought to be natural has been found to be cultural.
{ 3 } - are not rational or philosophical.
{ 4 } - are advocated today primarily by anthropologists and sociologists.
{ 5 } - are based primarily on revelation and theological investigation.
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According to the authors, "natural law theories"
{ 1 } - hold that to act so as to satisfy innate human needs in an integrated way is to act reasonably.
{ 2 } - are often accepted today because what was thought to be natural has been found to be cultural.
{ 3 } - are not rational or philosophical.
{ 4 } - are advocated today primarily by anthropologists and sociologists.
{ 5 } - are based primarily on revelation and theological investigation.
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According to the authors, "natural law theories"
{ 1 } - hold that to act so as to satisfy innate human needs in an integrated way is to act reasonably.
{ 2 } - are often accepted today because what was thought to be natural has been found to be cultural.
{ 3 } - are not rational or philosophical.
{ 4 } - are advocated today primarily by anthropologists and sociologists.
{ 5 } - are based primarily on revelation and theological investigation.
This is a reason why such theories are often doubted. See p. 140.
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According to the authors, "natural law theories"
{ 1 } - hold that to act so as to satisfy innate human needs in an integrated way is to act reasonably.
{ 2 } - are often accepted today because what was thought to be natural has been found to be cultural.
{ 3 } - are not rational or philosophical.
{ 4 } - are advocated today primarily by anthropologists and sociologists.
{ 5 } - are based primarily on revelation and theological investigation.
On the contrary, most rational or philosophical theories look to what we know about human nature by reason to help determine whether actions are good or bad. See p. 140.
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According to the authors, "natural law theories"
{ 1 } - hold that to act so as to satisfy innate human needs in an integrated way is to act reasonably.
{ 2 } - are often accepted today because what was thought to be natural has been found to be cultural.
{ 3 } - are not rational or philosophical.
{ 4 } - are advocated today primarily by anthropologists and sociologists.
{ 5 } - are based primarily on revelation and theological investigation.
Anthropologists may trace human behavior to culture, and cultures vary, whereas human nature does not. See p. 140.
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According to the authors, "natural law theories"
{ 1 } - hold that to act so as to satisfy innate human needs in an integrated way is to act reasonably.
{ 2 } - are often accepted today because what was thought to be natural has been found to be cultural.
{ 3 } - are not rational or philosophical.
{ 4 } - are advocated today primarily by anthropologists and sociologists.
{ 5 } - are based primarily on revelation and theological investigation.
No, they are based on what we can know of human nature by reason, apart from any revelation of God to a faith community. See p. 140
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