Natural Law Ethics
Connects moral requirements with practical reason, basic human goods, and the conditions of human flourishing. Its arguments seek standards that are not simply products of local choice.
Foundational doctrines
- Basic human goods
- Practical reason
- Objective moral requirements
Disagreement and variation
Religious and secular versions disagree about foundations and particular goods; agreement with universal duties alone does not establish a natural-law commitment. Universal duties do not establish natural-law foundations; religious and secular versions differ and need direct questions about basic goods.
Numerical positions in the interactive model are editorial reference estimates, not scientifically validated measurements.