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    The precepts of natural law track the natural inclination... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Aquinas' moral arguments move from 'good/reasonable/right' to 'therefore natural', not from 'natural' to 'therefore good'

    The precepts of natural law track the natural inclinations (inclinationes naturales) ordered by God, making 'natural' a theologically prior category, not derived from rational reflection.

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    Derived from rational reflection(contrasting with 'natural' being based on God's design instead)
    Something that comes from thinking logically and reasoning things out, rather than being assumed from the start.
    Inclinationes naturales (natural inclinations)(what natural law theory is based on)
    The instinctive desires and tendencies that humans are born with, like the drive to survive or care for others.
    Precepts(the rules that natural law provides)
    Rules or principles that guide how you should act or think.
    Theologically prior(describing whether natural law depends on theology or reason)
    Something that comes first or is more fundamental from a religious/God-centered perspective, rather than from other ways of thinking.
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    (Aristotelian usage as discussed in the passage)
    A predicate, per Aristotle's usage; the term 'predicate' can refer to realities, concepts, or linguistic terms.
    natural law(Locke's Essays on the Law of Nature)
    A moral-legal framework that satisfies all the requisites of law: grounded in a superior will, rule-establishing, and binding on humans

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