35 Articles in the Subject Philosophy

Saint Thomas d'Aquin

The Divine Legality or a Legal Divinity? The Eternal Law Briefly Considered

Among the species of law, Aquinas numbers the “eternal law” as foundational for the natural law. What is meant by this type of “law”, and what are its implications for the relation between morality and revelation / theology? This article assays some basic themes pertaining to this question. Read Article

Written by on August 13th, 2014. Subject: Philosophy. Filed in Ethics, about Aquinas Anscombe Natural Law Eternal Law

Thomas Aquinas and Natural Law

Promulgation and the Analogical Scope of the Notion “Law”

The law is something “promulgated”—or so Aquinas states in his common definition of law. This seems quite acceptable in the case of human, positive law. However, how can one speak of a “promulgation” of the natural law, let alone the eternal law? This article is a discussion of the general themes involved in considering this problem. Read Article

Written by on June 9th, 2014. Subject: Philosophy. Filed in Ethics, about Aquinas Maritain Natural Law Eternal Law

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Types of Law — The Beginnings of an Analogical Expansion

The term “law” is most easily understood in terms of the positive law that we experience in our day-to-day life. In order to discuss “natural law” without being equivocal in our use of language, we need to consider how it can even be possible to transition from discussing the case of positive “law” to that of natural “law.” Read Article

Written by on April 21st, 2014. Subject: Philosophy. Filed in Ethics, about Aquinas natural Law

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Natural Law: Eternally Returning, Ever Controversial

Many well-meaning philosophical ethicists appeal to some notion of “natural law”, as though this notion accounts for the fundamental aspects of moral philosophy. However, the domain of discourse for “law” is an explicitly inscribed one. In this article, we will note Aquinas’ placement of the “conceptual space” for discussions of “law and the natural law.” Read Article

Written by on February 28th, 2014. Subject: Philosophy. Filed in Ethics, about Aquinas natural Law