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a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society

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Lex naturalis, neither a Christian nor other religion's idea, is mainly based on synderese, which is the innate ability of the human brain to learn the first principles of ethics: "do good, avoid evil."

Ethical aspect of quality of life of palliative care patients

Zilhardt eds., 2010) (hereinafter LEX NATURALIS, IUS NATURALIS)

Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.: corporate liability under the Alien Torts Statute

(42) At the same time, these scholars agree with Rhonheimer in identifying the doctrine of the lex naturalis as a doctrine of practical reason.

Aquinas on natural law and the question of a Kantian misreading

Furthermore, sometimes the term lex naturalis is used as an equivalent of jus naturale--although Hobbes correctly makes the point of distinguishing lex from jus, referring to the former as "precepts" or "dictates of reason," and using the latter as right in the subjective sense (jus naturale).

The grounds of right and obligation in Leibniz and Hobbes

La capacidad de ver las leyes del ser material nos incapacita para ver el mensaje etico contenido en el ser, un mensaje que la tradicion ha llamado lex naturalis, ley moral natural.

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