POLC70H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: De Re Publica, Stoicism, De Legibus
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I. 39: a republic is the property of the public a numerous gathering of the people. [populus] with moral quality, brought together by legal consent [coetus consensus iuris] and community of interest [utilitatis communione sociatus]. I. 45 a carefully proportioned mixture of monarchy, aristocracy and democracy. Law achieving res republica needs a system of rule of law. Jus = right, in the sense of an objective norm or standard. I. 42 right-ness (jus) is natural, not conventional; rooted firmly in social bonds between members of res republic. I. 28 we are born for justice, naturally inborn in all humans i. 33 every human by nature has reason right reason" is a part of reason right reason" is jus. Every human has natural capacity to live according to jus. Lex = statutes formally passed and promulgated by the populus.
