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The Different Meanings of Natural Law and the Difference This Makes

This article explores the various interpretations of natural law and how they influence moral conduct and decision-making. It discusses the descriptive and prescriptive nature of natural law and its impact on human behavior. The article also examines the views of Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Mortimer J. Adler, and Thomas Jefferson on natural law.

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The Different Meanings of Natural Law and the Difference This Makes

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  1. The Different Meanings of Natural Law and the Difference This Makes Edward J. Dodson, M.L.A. Revised December 2017

  2. Aristotle

  3. Thomas Aquinas

  4. Mortimer J. Adler

  5. “[M]an often violates the moral rules which constitute the law of his specifically human nature.”

  6. Natural Law: Descriptive Moral Law: Prescriptive

  7. Thomas Jefferson

  8. “may be strengthened by exercise.”

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