摘要
多瑪斯的自然律是以永恆律為基礎，永恆律是「永恆的法律無非就是天主指導萬物之行動和動態的上智之理。」也就是如耶肋米亞先知所說「我要將我的法律放在他們的肺腑裡，寫在他們的心頭上」，藉由天主刻在人心中的道德律，令人的理性可以理解的法律。天主教相信創造萬物的天主，從永遠就預定萬物的終向，祂創造它們各有其特殊的本性，好使它們能實現自己的終向，亦即符合天主永遠的計劃。天主的永恆律是一切法律，包括自然律的泉源，多瑪斯認為自然律反映天主的永恆律。但究竟多瑪斯思想只在800年前提出，而且他對自然律的觀察基本上都是以人為對象，但對於以人為主體的身心靈的內外在變化及現象與本質的改變卻很少涉及，而面臨如何解讀的難題，如：遺傳基因突變、行為主體發展及社群決策模式。
並列摘要
Thomas Aquinas's natural law is founded on eternal law, which is ＂God's rational purpose and plan for all things.＂ As Jeremiah the prophet said, ＂I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts＂ (31:33). Through the moral laws writ in human hearts, human reason is able to comprehend laws. It is a belief in Catholicism that God the creator of all things decided the final destinations for all of them, which will be achieved through their distinctive natures according to God's eternal plan. Gods' eternal law is the source of all laws, including natural law, which Aquinas saw as the reflection of God's eternal law. However, Thomas Aquinas put forward his natural law only eight hundred years ago and based his observation about natural law on human beings, not dealing much either with the internal and external changes of human beings or phenomenal and essential transformations. Therefore, his natural law is not so accessible in terms of genetic mutation, the development of behavioral subjects and the modes of community decision making.
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