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NATURAL LAW THEORY [1 record]

Record 1 2005-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ethics and Morals
DEF

The theory of ethics that holds that individual moral standards are divided from a higher, universal source.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éthique et Morale
CONT

D'après Grotius, le droit naturel est une règle qui nous est suggérée par la droite raison d'après laquelle nous jugeons nécessairement qu'une action est injuste ou morale selon sa conformité avec la nature raisonnable et qu'ainsi Dieu est l'auteur de la nature défend l'une et commande l'autre.

Spanish

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