Of the Law of Nature Andrew Yuengert

Of the Law of Nature Andrew YuengertThis critical edition is the first ever publication of Hales Of the Law of Nature, which previously existed only in manuscript form. After discussing and defining law in general, Hale examines the natural law in particular, its discovery and divine origin, and how it relates to both biblical and human laws. Hales treatise, which was likely written as part of his personal meditations and was circulated among English lawyers after his death, reveals not

Religious freedom

He analyzes the current civic distress of the United States from a point of view that links culture and morals to politics

such as property rights

development NGOs

With detailed explorations on matters of church and state

Christianity alone embraced logic and reason as the path toward enlightenment

is the very font of reason: While the world’s other great belief systems emphasized mystery

there is no shortage of books making the case that work matters a great deal—that good things come from fruitful labor

In this remarkable book

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This book is not your normal “defense of work” book

Society has discarded the natural restraining influence of the human institutions and values that should temper our economic activities