The Natural Law Theory
Title: The Natural Law Theory
Category: /Social Sciences/Philosophy
Details: Words: 685 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Natural Law Theory
Category: /Social Sciences/Philosophy
Details: Words: 685 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
The natural law theory is a theory that dates back to the time of the Greeks and great thinkers like Plato and Aristotle. Defined as the law which states that human are inborn with certain laws preordained into them which let them determine what is right and what is wrong.(Bainton 174) This theory was them adapted by religious philosophers to fit the Christian religion.(Berkhof 114) This, however was not exactly the same as the original.
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Microsoft Encarta. *Natural Law.*
Works Researched
Bainton, Roland H. Christianity. Houghton Mifflin: Boston, 1987.
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Microsoft Encarta. *Natural Law.*