Essays on Natural History

Essays on Natural History
By:"Norman Moore"
Published on 1870 by

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The Tradition of Natural Law

The Tradition of Natural Law
By:"Yves René Marie Simon","Vukan Kuic"
Published on 1965 by Fordham Univ Press

The tradition of natural law is one of the foundations of Western civilization. At its heart is the conviction that there is an objective and universal justice which transcends humanity's particular expressions of justice. It asserts that there are certain ways of behaving which are appropriate to humanity simply by virtue of the fact that we are all human beings. Recent political debates indicate that it is not a tradition that has gone unchallenged: in fact, the opposition is as old asthe tradition itself. By distinguishing between philosophy and ideology, by recalling the historical adventures of natural law, and by reviewing the theoretical problems involved in the doctrine, Simon clarifies much of the confusion surrounding this perennial debate. He tackles the questions raised by the application of natural law with skill and honesty as he faces the difficulties of the subject. Simon warns against undue optimism in a revival of interest in natural law and insists that the study of natural law and insists that the study of natural law beings with the analysis of \

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The Natural History of Pliny

The Natural History of Pliny
By:"Pliny (the Elder.)"
Published on 1855 by

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