NAtural Law According to Thomas Aquinas
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In Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologiae, he discusses his views on many different subjects. One subject of focus is that of law. He believes there to be four types of law: eternal law, natural law, divine law, and human law. In order to understand his view on natural law, which is necessary to understand human law, it is important to comprehend his idea of eternal law. Eternal law is a type of divine wisdom. This wisdom is that everything moves towards its correct end. (Q.93, A.3, Body). Everything in the universe is subject to this law...