IV-AGUINALDO
KAHULUGAN NG BATAS
Sumasaklaw sa ating buhay na kung saan ipinatutupad ang mga batas na dapat nating gawin o sundin. Ang batas ang sya ding dumidisiplina sa ating mga kamalian na may pananagutan o kapalit na kaparusahan. Ang batas, sa politika at hurisprudensiya, ay ang mga kumpol ng alituntunin sa pag-aasal na naguutos o nagbabawal (o pareho) sa isang natukoy na pakikipagugnayan sa pagitan ng mga tao at kapisanan. Kasama din dito ang mga kaparusahan sa mga hindi sumusunod sa mga nakatatag na alituntunin sa pag-aasal.
THOMAS AQUINAS
Virtue denotes a certain perfection of a power. Now a thing's perfection is considered chiefly in regard to its end. But the end of power is act. Wherefore power is said to be perfect, according as it is determinate to its act. Thomas defined the four cardinal virtues as prudence, temperance, justice, and fortitude. The cardinal virtues are natural and revealed in nature, and they are binding on everyone. There are, however, three theological virtues: faith,hope, and charity. These are somewhat supernatural and are distinct from other virtues in their object, namely, God:Now the object of the theological virtues is God Himself, Who is the last end of all, as surpassing the knowledge of our reason. On the other hand, the object of the intellectual and moral virtues is something comprehensible to human reason. Wherefore the theological virtues are specifically distinct from the moral and intellectual virtues. Furthermore, Thomas distinguished four kinds of law: eternal, natural, human, and divine. Eternal law is the decree of God that governs all creation. Natural law is the human "participation" in the eternal law and is discovered by reason. Natural law, of course, is based on "first principles":this is the first precept of the law, that good is to be done and promoted, and evil is to be avoided. All other precepts