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... civil law represented by Athena ) . In the Euthyphro the new justice is in conflict with piety . In other words , though the Oresteia shows us how civil law supersedes the law of retaliation , this by no means eliminates the conflict ...
... civil law represented by Athena ) . In the Euthyphro the new justice is in conflict with piety . In other words , though the Oresteia shows us how civil law supersedes the law of retaliation , this by no means eliminates the conflict ...
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... civil law is part also of the law of nature " ( p . 131b ) . Every law in a commonwealth must be obeyed ; disobedience - being non - performance of a covenant- is an act of injustice . Indeed , it is not surprising that there can be no ...
... civil law is part also of the law of nature " ( p . 131b ) . Every law in a commonwealth must be obeyed ; disobedience - being non - performance of a covenant- is an act of injustice . Indeed , it is not surprising that there can be no ...
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... law . Any " law " that does not participate in the natural law is " . . . no longer a law but a corruption of law " ( Vol . 20 , p . 228a ) . In the Hobbesian theory , however , things are quite different . " The law of nature and the civil ...
... law . Any " law " that does not participate in the natural law is " . . . no longer a law but a corruption of law " ( Vol . 20 , p . 228a ) . In the Hobbesian theory , however , things are quite different . " The law of nature and the civil ...
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PLATO Euthyphro Laws Apology | 17 |
ARISTOTLE Nicomachean Ethics | 28 |
SelfTesting Questions | 60 |
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