Aristotle and Aquinas on the issue of abortion:
Initial discussion where Aquinas declares his objection on abortion
Aristotle: Good afternoon, Thomas. How do you find today’s philosophical convention on morals in society?
Aquinas: Oh good afternoon to you, Aristotle. Ah…I can say that the experience was pleasant, though I have a lot of reservation concerning the notion of abortion.
A: Really, why do you object it?
Aq: I think the proponents of that concept are myopic.
A: Myopic? What do you mean? These are as prominent thinkers as ourselves
Aq: Yes, of course, you can say that, but I still think it is immoral to allow abortion in society. It is against the moral law.
A: Oh, I am so surprised that all the time you did not internalize the arguments …show more content…
Aq: The reply to that question is straightforward my friend.
A: Again it’s not philosophical to call anything straightforward. Any thought is as structured and concrete as huge streams of complicated derivations.
Aq: Ok, the way forward in this matter is to let go of the entire issue of abortion, discard it to the winds and maintain a society that is consistent with selfless decisions to uphold justice even to the unborn human elements.
A: That is relatively convincing, though there is the law of common sense and prudent concerns in the life of a person…
Aq: Go ahead. What does it postulate?
A: That in a circumstance where a life in danger due to another conceptually distant party, the next life is saved at the considerate expense of the other one. It is a probabilistic consideration that tries to go for the most logically realizable direction of action.
Aq: And that very choice entirely runs counter to the idea of justice to all, big or small, wealthy or poor, friend or foe, mighty or …show more content…
Final discussions between Aquinas and Aristotle on meta-ethical considerations
Aq: This calls for precise definitions of ethical issues to remove any inconsistencies that could arise from such assumptions. In this case, we will dismiss any other argument stemming from issues requiring complete compromise.
A: Yes, and that takes me to my opinion of right and properly appropriate directions for laying ethical definitions in the society.
Aq: In that case, I give you the first chance to surface your definition, then I will bring up mine.
A: My opinion is that the proper definition of appropriate ethical notions is a characteristic that is consistent with as many of the existing concepts of virtue as possible. And then we create a compromise clause for instances where there is a collision of
Initial discussion where Aquinas declares his objection on abortion
Aristotle: Good afternoon, Thomas. How do you find today’s philosophical convention on morals in society?
Aquinas: Oh good afternoon to you, Aristotle. Ah…I can say that the experience was pleasant, though I have a lot of reservation concerning the notion of abortion.
A: Really, why do you object it?
Aq: I think the proponents of that concept are myopic.
A: Myopic? What do you mean? These are as prominent thinkers as ourselves
Aq: Yes, of course, you can say that, but I still think it is immoral to allow abortion in society. It is against the moral law.
A: Oh, I am so surprised that all the time you did not internalize the arguments …show more content…
Aq: The reply to that question is straightforward my friend.
A: Again it’s not philosophical to call anything straightforward. Any thought is as structured and concrete as huge streams of complicated derivations.
Aq: Ok, the way forward in this matter is to let go of the entire issue of abortion, discard it to the winds and maintain a society that is consistent with selfless decisions to uphold justice even to the unborn human elements.
A: That is relatively convincing, though there is the law of common sense and prudent concerns in the life of a person…
Aq: Go ahead. What does it postulate?
A: That in a circumstance where a life in danger due to another conceptually distant party, the next life is saved at the considerate expense of the other one. It is a probabilistic consideration that tries to go for the most logically realizable direction of action.
Aq: And that very choice entirely runs counter to the idea of justice to all, big or small, wealthy or poor, friend or foe, mighty or …show more content…
Final discussions between Aquinas and Aristotle on meta-ethical considerations
Aq: This calls for precise definitions of ethical issues to remove any inconsistencies that could arise from such assumptions. In this case, we will dismiss any other argument stemming from issues requiring complete compromise.
A: Yes, and that takes me to my opinion of right and properly appropriate directions for laying ethical definitions in the society.
Aq: In that case, I give you the first chance to surface your definition, then I will bring up mine.
A: My opinion is that the proper definition of appropriate ethical notions is a characteristic that is consistent with as many of the existing concepts of virtue as possible. And then we create a compromise clause for instances where there is a collision of