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Aquinas
Developed Aristotle's writings to provide for religion.
- He treated the obvious fact that European men were Christians as part of man's purpose.
- Man is supposed to live in a Christian polis.
- He treated the obvious fact that European men were Christians as part of man's purpose.
Existence of different laws in different states lead to Aquinas distinguishing natural law from human law
- Natural law is based on reason, and can be understood by reflecting on the nature of man and God's purpose in creating him.
- Rules of different principalities can all still be law, provided they further the common good.
- 'Law is the rational ordering of things which concern the common good'
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- UG Jurisprudence (Natural Law) Mind Map on Aquinas, created by lstaffordsmith on 04/02/2014.
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