01:730:107 Study Guide - Final Guide: Michael Vick, Simon Baron-Cohen, Bake Sale
2 Nov 2016
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Descriptive law: states a regularity in nature that explains of events that follow under it (e=mc2) Where p(cid:396)es(cid:272)(cid:396)ipti(cid:448)e la(cid:449)s: e(cid:454)p(cid:396)ess ge(cid:374)e(cid:396)al (cid:374)o(cid:396)(cid:373)s a(cid:374)d (cid:396)ules people ought to follo(cid:449) (cid:894)do(cid:374)"t (cid:396)ape(cid:895) Natural law theory: it"s a (cid:374)atu(cid:396)al prescriptive law unlike rules of civil society, governed by nature. Moraility is grounded in us through god, provides universal moraility at fundamental level, recognizes plurality of values and duties, principle of forfeiture and pde corrects verdicts of some cases. Therefore humans are good when they carry out their functions. We have a natural inclination to be good, and opposite evil. The first absolute principle says you should kill them by preserving your life, but the first nlt principle said it is not permitted to kill. Another example is that a woman is having a hysterectomy to preserve her life but it would kill the fetus inside of her since she is pregnant.
