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The law ought to be supreme over all. Aristotle stressed that these laws must uphold just principles, such that “true forms of government will of necessity have just laws, and perverted forms of government will have unjust laws.” Aristotle held views similar to Plato's about the dangers of democracy and oligarchy.
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  • What is Aristotle natural law theory?

    Aristotle believed that there is a natural justice that is valid everywhere with the same force.
    This natural justice is positive and does not depend on the decisions or laws of any one group of people. 1.
    For St.
    Thomas Aquinas (1224/25–1274 CE), natural law and religion were inextricably connected.

  • What does Aristotle say about law and morality?

    Aristotle intends the law to inculcate virtue in coordination with other parts of the social fabric, including the household and social customs.
    Yet Aristotle also believes laws, including laws about moral education, should conform to the goal of the constitution.

  • Does Aristotle talk about natural law?

    At no point in the practical works does Aristotle use a compound term directly equivalent to “natural law.” The closest approximation is found neither in the Nicomachean Ethics nor in the Politics, but rather in the Rhetoric, which distinguishes between particular and common law (nomon ton men idion ton de koinon) by

  • Does Aristotle talk about natural law?

    Of these, Aristotle is often said to be the father of natural law.
    Aristotle's association with natural law may be due to the interpretation given to his works by Thomas Aquinas.
    But whether Aquinas correctly read Aristotle is in dispute.

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