SOSC 2350 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Jeremy Bentham, Naturalistic Fallacy, Deontological Ethics
24 Nov 2017
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Natural law theories maintain that there is an essential (conceptual, logical, necessary) connection b/w law and morality. Natural law theory; many moral obligations that have no place as legal requirements. No rule can count as low unless what it requires is at least morally permissible - st. augustine famous natural law slogan; an unjust law is no law at all. Classical natural law theory developed by plato, aristotle > claim that there is an essential connection b/w law and morality. Socrates raised the question of why morally one ought to obey law? one is obligated to obey the law only if the content is moral. Should i obey law against murder? yes b/c murder in wrong in itself, i kill innocent person in time of war? no b/c law is unjust and thus no law at all. Natural law theories involve a certain claim about the nature of the moral order itself.
