PHIL 2050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Divine Law, Foundationalism
7 Nov 2016
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Traditional natural law, law for the common good: Common good: the good of the collective and not as an individual. Law (cid:373)ust co(cid:373)e fro(cid:373), (cid:862)hi(cid:373) who has the carer of the co(cid:373)(cid:373)u(cid:374)ity. (cid:863) aquinas: society needs a lawmaker. Aquinas believes that law always comes from a pure source: eg. Divine, natural, eternal and human law: the lawmaker is god (purest source) The law must be promulgated known by all of society, as well as being written down. If we use law as a conduct, the people need to know what the law is requiring. Promulgation: society needs to know what the law is before you commit the act: the people need to know the rules as a guide for conduct. Secret laws: ineffective and unjust: some governments create secrets laws, they only tell the executive, president, or prime minister of these laws and keep the rest of society oblivious.
