What is Natures Law?
The Greek philosopher, Aristotle, suggested that human virtue is not imposed from without, but blossoms from within. People feel a natural inclination to ideas of fairness, human rights and equality. We know in our hearts what is right and wrong. This struck a philosophical chord that has resonated ever since, and resulted in an awareness of what was later called natural laws, or Nature’s Law. Know upfront that is not a compilation of rules or regulations, or commandments carved in stone. Nor does it refer to the general concept of scientific laws. What philosophy refers to as Nature’s Law is the convergence and conclusions of human conscience and rationality, an inner reference that recognizes the intrinsic dignity of human rights and values that are then rationally perceived. It is not a single person’s possession, but shared among us all at the deepest level. It is our sense of justice, fairness and compassion by which all subsequent laws should be judged. One can think of it as the
The Greek philosopher, Aristotle, suggested that human virtue is not imposed from without, but blossoms from within. People feel a natural inclination to ideas of fairness, human rights and equality. We know in our hearts what is right and wrong. This struck a philosophical chord that has resonated ever since, and resulted in an awareness of what was later called natural laws, or Nature’s Law. Know upfront that is not a compilation of rules or regulations, or commandments carved in stone. Nor does it refer to the general concept of scientific laws. What philosophy refers to as Nature’s Law is the convergence and conclusions of human conscience and rationality, an inner reference that recognizes the intrinsic dignity of human rights and values that are then rationally perceived. It is not a single person’s possession, but shared among us all at the deepest level. It is our sense of justice, fairness and compassion by which all subsequent laws should be judged. One can think of it as the
