rules that are guided by nature. According to the Natural Law Theory, beneficence is natural for human beings. We ought to care for the well being of our neighbor. It is part of our natural makeup.
According to the Natural Law Theory preserving life is natural and therefore it is moral. A Natural Law Theorist would say that keeping myself plugged into the violinist could be a moral good. The violinist's life would be saved because of my generosity and courage. My actions preserved human life, and were, therefore, performed out of moral goodness. The Natural Law Theory is objected to in different ways. One way, in particular, is to recognize the confusion between the words "ought" and "is." It can be said that people ought to generous, but there is no connection to saying that people are generous. These two words do not
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