HUMA 1825 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Eternal Law, Antonin Scalia, Judicial Restraint
6 Dec 2012
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This idea is a framework for the course because it focuses on the conflict between the classical natural law position (antigone) and the legal positivist position (creon). For creon, human law is what he says it is, and because he is the duly constituted lawmaking authority, his law is valid and authoritative where he is concerned. Would you agree with his character: why is antigone good to have in the course, try thinking the material in a kind of compressed way. Don"t be detail focused, instead be agenda focused: manage the memory. Also consider the secondary characters and their attempt to stop the system from falling apart. Know the following from the text: creon"s justice is that heroes are honoured and treated as such, whereas traitors are to be left on the roadside for the consumption of animals. Justice as virtue, justice as happiness (telos/ the common good).
