natural law
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| natural law | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an ethical belief or system of beliefs supposed to be inherent in human nature and discoverable by reason rather than revelation |
| 2. | See also nomological a nonlogically necessary truth; law of nature |
| 3. | the philosophical doctrine that the authority of the legal system or of certain laws derives from their justifiability by reason, and indeed that a legal system which cannot be so justified has no authority |
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| Main Entry: | natural law |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See scientific law |
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Cultural Dictionary
natural law definition
The doctrine that human affairs should be governed by ethical principles that are part of the very nature of things and that can be understood by reason. The first two paragraphs of the Declaration of Independence contain a clear statement of the doctrine.
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Example sentences
The modern state appeals to morality, to religion, and to natural law as the ideological foundation of its existence.
Such a simplistic approach as trying to explain human behavior through natural law has led to nothing but string of failures.
And the goal is to gain as complete control over the physical universe as is compatible with natural law.
Not to recognize that natural law is to attempt to stop the planets.
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