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Natural law
Aquinas (Origin: (Aristotle (Developed the first theory of…
Natural law
Aquinas
Origin:
Aristotle
Developed the first theory of Natural Law
Law promotes the 'perfect community', supports a virtuous existence.
Divided political justice into Conventional justice and Natural Justice
Used teleology to know which human inclinations are 'good' and how a 'perfect' society may be achieved.
TELEOLOGY - Design and purpose in the world.
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Antigone
Sophocles play - burial, treason, broke the command of the ruler of Thebes. God's law overpowers the rule of man
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Four tiers of law:
Eternal law God's will for how the world should be, could have made it differently but willed it this way
Divine law: That which is revealed by God e.g. ten commandments, divine law teaches what our natural reason is capable of knowing.
Natural law: Do good and avoid evil
Human law: Need regulations in order to function co-operatively.
Quotes:
'Natural law is in the heart, the written law on tables. All men are under natural law.
St. Ambrose
'Right reason in agreement with nature'
Cicero: De Republica, III, xxii, 33
Ius not lex
IUS
ius is the principle of law rather than the exact wording of a given regulation. Made to guide. Justice.
LEX
Letter of the law, specific regulation.
'Law determineth, and bindeth to one of them.'
Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan.
Primary precepts
Worship God-W
Live in an Ordered society -O
Reproduce - R
Learn - L
Defend the innocent - D
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The telos:
We all have a telos, end goal, and that is to do good and avoid evil in order to gain eudemonia.
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