Re: anth.cultural: "natural" law

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From: M.CHARLAND
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1991 02:01

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In article <3198@anaxagoras.ils.nwu.edu>, pautler@ils.nwu.edu (David Pautler)
writes... 
> could someone explain
>when the concept of "natural law" was first distinguished from
>the laws of governments, etc.?
> 
The distinction goes back at least as far as Aristotle, who discussed
the strategy of arguing natural against human law and vice-versa
according to the situation.  It probably can be traced back to the
pre-Socratics, who debated the ontological status of nomos and physis.

Maurice Charland

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