One unit, one argument — told three times. Can reason alone, reading a fixed human nature, deliver a moral law binding on everyone?
Does natural moral law survive contact with a real, particular case — or does the rule break the moment it meets one?
Every debate in this unit lines up on the same kind of axis — from fixed, exceptionless to flexible, case-by-case. Pick a sub-topic, then tap a position to see what it claims and where it's strong or weak.
Tap a circle — or use Tab and Enter — to explore each position.
Top answers don't treat the three sub-topics separately. One tension runs through all of them — spot it and you're writing at the top of the mark scheme.
Every sub-topic returns to the same fault-line: can a rule that admits no exceptions survive contact with one agonising, particular case?
Aquinas grounds the law in reason reading a common human nature — but 'worship God' and the beatific vision both quietly assume a Creator.
Each time application gets hard — the starving man, the lying verdict, abortion — someone asks whether a PROPORTIONATE reason should override the rule.
The unit splits into three sub-topics. They look different, but each is really asking how far a rule can bind before it breaks.
Everything for the unit, in one place. Open a sub-topic's lesson, booklet and podcast, and use the Philosopher Companion across all three.
LINKS list near the bottom, and paste each SharePoint share link once. Buttons with no link show as “Link not set”.
Use your resources in this order. The Philosopher Companion is where you learn to plan both question types.
One podcast per sub-topic — a teacher and student talk each view through to a judgement. Annotate as you listen.
Read the given text, write the key claims in your own words, then decide the strength and weakness you'd give each view.
In the Companion: match each term to its meaning, then use it in a sentence. RAG-rate the mastery checklist with the three faces.
Use the Companion frameworks and the guidance-left / your-turn-right scaffolds. Never evaluate what you haven't first explained.
A full review of Natural Moral Law — Aquinas' theory, its application, and proportionalism. Best watched before you start revising, then again to check your recall.
Teacher: paste the YouTube link in the VIDEO_URL line near the bottom of this file. The player then appears here automatically.
Flip a card to check yourself. Switch between key terms (term → meaning) and views (view → claim, strength & weakness), and filter by sub-topic.