Philosophy of law

PHILOSOPHY OF LAW

Both Aquinas and Aristotle believe that humans act with a particular end in mind
To move you need memory? (Clams)

Unless you are hard wired as to the way to get to an end you have choices. Aquinas thought there were choices
These choices are what Aquinas calls reason

Science - true knowledge obtained from reasoning
Practical reasoning is reasoning from an end. I.e. I want to go X. Conclusion is judgment of what you can do now?
Function of practical reason is to determine the means to achieve an end

ASSIGNMENT #2

1. Humans are social b/c we can't survive on our own. We are born dependent, we need each other to survive

Rational resistance to just authority

2. We need a community to flourish, community needs an ongoing principle that to him is a political forum
3. Humans are social and political; political can be just and unjust. All of this is aimed towards and end this is a human characteristic a polity is also aimed towards an end

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