Natural Law Ethics
What Plato meant when he said: "The natural laws are subordinate to the authority of the divine principles"?
"Theory the nature of the universe subject to ethics, politics and theology, "" divine and heavenly bodies, noble and uniform circular motion around the Earth "Thank you!
I think he was referring to the moral law and the laws given by God with priority over any other form of law. Natural law and man made the law were the secondary and tertiary levels, I do not know in what order. In fact, God, a right that has priority over moral rights (generally defined moral by God, but superior to explicit instructions not to any contrary)
Philozenge: Natural Law Ethics
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Hobbes and the Law of Nature $21.56 This is the first major work in English to explore at length the meaning, context, aims, and vital importance of Thomas Hobbes’s concepts of the law of nature and the right of nature. Hobbes remains one of the most challenging and controversial of early modern philosophers, and debates persist about the interpretation of many of his ideas, particularly his views about natural law and natural right… |
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The Ethics of Liberty $17.67 In recent years, libertarian impulses have increasingly influenced national and economic debates, from welfare reform to efforts to curtail affirmative action. Long out of print, Murray N. Rothbard’s classic The Ethics of Liberty stands as one of the most rigorous and philosophically sophisticated expositions of the libertarian political position. What distinguishes Rothbard’s book is the manner… |
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The Line Through the Heart: Natural Law as Fact, Theory, and Sign of Contradiction $15.47 The suicidal proclivity of our time, writes the acclaimed philosopher J. Budziszewski, is to deny the obvious. Our hearts are riddled with desires that oppose their deepest longings, because we demand to have happiness on terms that make happiness impossible. Why? And what can we do about it? Budziszewski addresses these vital questions in his brilliantly persuasive new book, The… |
