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theory of natural law
Title: theory of natural law
Category: Law & Government / Government & Politics
Details: Words: 1489 | Pages: 6.3 (approximately 235 words/page)
theory of natural law
The Theory of Natural Law
Natural law theory is an antiquated moral philosophy, with roots in ancient Greece and brought to fruition during the Christian medieval period. Natural law theory is based on casual observations of nature with a projection of cultural values imbued into these observations. Although it consists of only two words, the term 'Natural Law' has long been a battlefield of semantics. The simplest term to struggle with is 'Law'. The word '…showed first 75 words of 1489 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1489 total…that practicing "artificial" contraception, undergoing sterilization, or practicing homosexuality is wrong. For the natural-law theorist, these prohibitions are valid even if the consequences are that parents produce children they cannot afford to educate or that the life of the mother is endangered or if homosexual relationships are the only sexual relationships a person can have with any satisfaction. These examples point out one of the most significant aspects of natural law theory—namely, its absolutism.
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