To sum it up, then, we can say that the natural
law:
- is not made by human beings;
- is based on the structure of reality
itself;
- is the same for all human beings and at all
times;
- is an unchanging rule or pattern which is
there for human beings to discover;
- is the naturally knowable moral law;
- is a means by which human beings can
rationally guide themselves to their good.
It is interesting to note that virtually
everyone seems to have some knowledge of natural
law even before such knowledge is codified and
formalized.
- follows on the "lived experience" of the
truth;
- is the living contact of the intellect with
reality itself;
- is not always given expression in
concepts;
- may be obscure to the knower;
- is overlaid with elements from the affective
or feeling side of man's nature.
The "good"
(according to reason) must be done, and evil (what
is contrary to reason) must be avoided.
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