Natural Law

Melissa Moschella; Robert George

doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.86084-5

Natural Law

Melissa Moschella, Robert George

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Abstract

The natural law tradition of thought about morality and jurisprudence has its roots in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, was developed and systematized by Scholastic thinkers, particularly Thomas Aquinas, and continues to be influential to the present day. This article focuses on the central tradition of natural law thinking, outlining its basic features with particular attention to its political and legal implications as well as its relation to the social and behavioral sciences.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	320-324
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9780080970875
ISBN (Print)	9780080970868
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.86084-5
State	Published - Mar 26 2015

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General Social Sciences

Keywords

Authority
Civil disobedience
Ethics
H.L.A. Hart
Human nature
John Finnis
Law
Legal positivism
Morality
Natural law
Obligation
Rights
Thomas Aquinas

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