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Stoicism
Aristotle
Wood burns in Greece and wood also burns in Persia
Aquinas
To follow natural law we must first work out the purpose of human
life. For Aristotle it was eudemonia, for Aquinas it was primary
precepts:
o
o
o
o
o
To
To
To
To
To
live
learn
reproduce
live in a fair and ordered society
honour and worship God
Reason
Prudence
Temperance
Fortitude
Justice
Pride
Greed
Lust
Envy
Gluttony
Anger
Sloth