C. S. Lewis introduces the concept of the Law of Human Nature by observing that human quarrels reveal a universal moral awareness. People argue not merely out of preference but by appealing to a...
Some people think the Law of Human Nature, or Moral Law, is just an instinct or a herd instinct. I do not deny that we have instincts, such as the desire to help others, motherly love, or...
I observe two peculiar things about humanity: first, that we all believe in a standard of behavior—what we call decency or the Law of Nature—and second, that we constantly fail to live up to it....
I have concluded that what we call the Laws of Nature may merely describe how things behave, not prescribe how they ought to behave. But with humanity, it is different. The Law of Human Nature, or...
I have realized that the Moral Law points to someone or something beyond the material universe, and that this realization can be unsettling. Progress does not always mean moving forward; if we are on...
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