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Examine critically what is meant by Natural Law in Reference to Mortality and Analyse and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of Natural Law
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Examine critically what is meant by Natural Law in Reference to Mortality (10 marks) Analyse and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of Natural Law (10 marks) The natural law theory goes as far back as the 5th century BC, from a time when Antigone of Sophocles drew distinctions between written laws of state and unwritten laws; this was a very important movement. The Natural Law theory is rooted in the philosophy of Aristotle, from the 4th Century BC. Aristotle's view was that everything in life serves a purpose and as such distinguished efficient causes from final causes. 'Efficient' causes are those processes that get things done, for example, I use tools to create a figure from wood, whilst the 'final' cause is the end product such as, the figure I have created from wood using my tools. As such he saw that every object and every action has a final purpose, telos, and...
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