Who are the main figures in history who discovered it? I think the first who got a real handle on it was Cisero. Does it support a God?
2006-12-15 07:44:05 · 6 answers · asked by dem_dogs 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Natural law is something like "you know it is wrong to take someone elses life" it is something you should already know and someone should not have to teach it to you.
2006-12-15 07:53:56 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
'Natural law' is used most in relation to an approach to ethics called 'natural law theory'. It is usually premised upon the existence of God, but not always. E.g., John Paul II, the last pope used natural law as an argument against gay marriage but there were pre-Christian writers who used the idea too. A good resource for answering this sort of question is the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, online at Stanford University. Here's one of their articles on natural law, but there are others as well: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/natural-law-ethics/
2006-12-15 07:57:06 · answer #2 · answered by DrD 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I see Natural Law as one of the outlines of Taoism, which is credited to Lao Tzu a couple of thousand years ago. It does not support the idea of a god or a supreme being of any kind. Only the Tao.
2006-12-15 08:12:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Natural law as I understand it is "Survival of the Fittest" which was coined by Charles Darwin. As the other question about god...I don't know ask him
2006-12-15 07:52:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NATURAL LAW IS THE POWER OF UNSEEN ATTRACTION! meaning.. we attract what we ponder upon. where your thoughts go your mind goes as well and how you percieve yourself others also percieve you that way.
2006-12-15 08:20:05 · answer #5 · answered by ***BUTTERFLY*** 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"natural law is the law of nature—that is, the principle that some things are as they are, because that is how they are. "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_law
2006-12-15 15:18:00 · answer #6 · answered by noname 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋