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Ends of Law:
o For the present and foreseeable future, law has the
modest but crucial task for providing the social
conditions of security and liberty essential to human
achievement
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How are the intellect and the will affected due to the
limitations of the human (material)?
o Since it is said that the human body is subject to such
limitations, it can weaken the intellect and the will due
to the desires and the types of passion that the body
needs
II.)
V.)
By 13th Century
o There was a change in emphasis due to Aristotelian
influences
o Mans nature might be corrupt and sinful, but he still
possessed a natural virtue which is capable of
development (Aristotles natural development of the
state from mans social impulses)
VI.)
Aquinas
o States is not a necessary evil, but a natural foundation
in the development of human welfare
o Law is a beneficent force, not only in restraining evil but
also for setting him upon the path of social harmony and
welfare
o Law then is not a negative force, but a positive
instrument for realizing those goals towards which
mans good or social impulses tend to direct him
VII.)
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