PHILOS 3Q03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Ronald Dworkin, Ancient Greek Philosophy, Eternal Law
28 Sep 2017
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Classical natural law theory: classical advocates. Plato, aristotle, cicerco, aquinas: contemporary advocates. John finnis, mark murphy & arguably ronald dworkin. Aquinas (quoting augustine): that which is not just seems to be no law at all (c&g, Every human law has just so much of the nature of law, as it is derived from the law of nature. But if in any point it de ects from the law of nature is is no longer a law but a perversion of the law : there is a law governing the universe. Not just human beings, governs everything: universal, unchanging, rational and objective, not created by human beings, rather discovered , discoverable through exercise of natural reason, law not solely. Monday, september 11, 2017: unjust law is no law at all. St. thomas aquinas: ancient greek philosophy meets early christian theology, de nition of law (genus)
