PHIL 2050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Summum Bonum

• School: York University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 2050
• Professor: Michael Giudice

Document Summary

There will be 6 different theories (or accounts) which we will try to answer: They will try to provide the account of foundations for law. (cid:1) They will differ in some respect won"t offer the same foundation. Moral foundation of law - a theory of law that tries to build a base for law (cid:1) from a moral view. (cid:1) (cid:1) Trying to build form the ground up what are we trying to do in our society which already has laws? (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1: natural law theory. Central idea is a claim or notions which unifies the theory; there"s something about us that tell us what our laws ought to be. (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) The ancient greeks: physical laws of the universe were unchanging, so laws governing social conduct should be as well. (cid:1) (cid:1) Aristotle: there"s balance in nature, so the right way to behave also aim at balance. (cid:1)