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Natural law or the law of nature ( Latin lex naturalis) is a theory that posits the existence of a law whose content is set by nature and that therefore has validity everywhere. [1] The phrase natural law is sometimes opposed to the positive law of a given political community, society, or nation-state, and thus can function as a standard by which to criticize that law. In natural law jurisprudence, on the other hand, the content of positive law cannot be known without some reference to the natural law (or something like it). Used in this way, natural law can be evoked to criticize decisions about the statutes, but less so to criticize the law itself. Some use natural law synonymously with natural justice or natural right ( Latin ius naturale), although most contemporary political and legal theorists separate the two. Natural law theories have exercised a profound influence on the development of English common law,[2] and have featured greatly in the philosophies of Thomas Aquinas, Francisco Suárez, Richard Hooker, Thomas Hobbes, Hugo Grotius, Samuel von Pufendorf, and John Locke. Because of the intersection between natural law and natural rights, it has been cited as a component in United States Declaration of Independence. The use of natural law, in its various incarnations, has varied widely through its history. There are a number of different theories of natural law, differing from each other with respect to the role that morality plays in determining the authority of legal norms. This article will deal with its usages separately rather than attempt to unify them into a single theory. Aristotle's association with natural law is due largely to the interpretation given to his works by Thomas Aquinas.[5] This was based on Aquinas's conflation of natural law and natural right, the latter of which Aristotle posits in Book V of the Nicomachean Ethics (= Book IV of the Eudemian Ethics). Aquinas's influence was such as to affect a number of early translations of these passages,[6] though more recent translations render them more literally.[7] Aristotle notes that natural justice is a species of political justice, viz. the scheme of distributive and corrective justice that would be established under the best political community;[8] were this to take the form of law, this could be called a natural law, though Aristotle does not discuss this and suggests in the Politics that the best regime may not rule by law at all.[9]
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1. Scientists Find Allergies May Prevent Specific Cancers
November 20, 2008
Scientists Find Allergies May Prevent Specific Cancers
A recent study conducted by researchers from Cornell University concluded that the development of allergies may be the body’s natural way of protecting itself from certain types of cancers. The study included a reexamination of approximately 650 studies from the previous 50 years. The team found that, "inverse allergy-cancer associations are far more common with cancers of organ systems that come in direct contact with matter from the external environment -- the mouth and throat, colon and rectum, skin, cervix, pancreas and glial b... (read more)
Author: Peter Kent
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2. Explore Your "INNER SPACE"
November 07, 2008
This is the Space Age! Explorations in outer Space are going on in leaps and bounds. Yet the problems of the individual are not that much different from those of the earlier stages of civilization. They're only more so! This is the age of exploration and expansion. Everything is expanding at a tremendous rate, including the expansion of our intellect and our experience. In order to keep pace with this rapid growth, it seems to me that our greatest need is not so much the exploration of Outer Space, but rather that of our inner space. Yes, we need to take total control of our minds, thereby con... (read more)
Author: June McHardy
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3. The Physics of Weight Lifting. Part 1, Gravity
October 24, 2008
This is the first of a series of articles that will look to the science of physics to help us make our training more effective. In this article we will look at the simple law of gravity and how this effects lifting weights.
Gravity is defined as - The natural force that causes objects to be pulled towards the center of the earth, it causes objects to have weight.
Because the earth is round, no matter where you are on it the center is always straight down. Thus, in order to have continuous tension on our muscles while training we must make sure the actual resistance we use travels a p... (read more)
Author: Paul Becker
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4. The Science of Getting Rich Program
October 22, 2008
The Science of Getting Rich is a timeless classic written in 1910 by Wallace D. Wattles. It is a bold title for a book and suggests that getting rich is a predictable outcome if one can master the principles outlined in the book. Here is how Wallace D. Wattles puts it in his own words, "The ownership of money and property comes as a result of doing things in a certain way. Those who do things in this certain way, whether on purpose or accidentally, get rich. Those who do not do things in this certain way, no matter how hard they work or how able they are, remain poor. It is a natural law that ... (read more)
Author: Reba Robinson
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5. Economic growth in Romania outpacing the EU average
October 20, 2008
“The law stimulating investments targets to earmark available funds for economic sectors with huge economic and social impact,” the press statement of the Ministry of Economy and Finance read. The Ministry said the facilities will be granted for investments in the processing industry, the production and supply of electric power, thermal power, natural gas and hot water, sanitation, waste management, telecommunications, as well as for professional, scientific, technical and administrative activities. Incentives will be granted by authorities by means of certain normative or administrative act... (read more)
Author: Irene Mihu
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6. Economic growth in Romania outpacing the EU average
October 13, 2008
“The law stimulating investments targets to earmark available funds for economic sectors with huge economic and social impact,” the press statement of the Ministry of Economy and Finance read. The Ministry said the facilities will be granted for investments in the processing industry, the production and supply of electric power, thermal power, natural gas and hot water, sanitation, waste management, telecommunications, as well as for professional, scientific, technical and administrative activities. Incentives will be granted by authorities by means of certain normative or administrative act... (read more)
Author: Damien Thiery
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