Maimonides, Nature and Natural Law

Journal of Law Philosophy and Culture, Forthcoming

21 Pages Posted: 6 Sep 2008 Last revised: 14 Sep 2008

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Joseph E. David

Sapir Academic College - School of Law

Date Written: September 3, 2008

Abstract

Did Maimonides accept or reject the concept of Natural Law? While initial inquiries asked whether Maimonides accepted or rejected the doctrine as a whole, later studies focussed on whether Maimonidean legal theory could go along with the Natural Law doctrine or not. The aim of my paper is to go a step further and to argue that while Maimonides had a lively interest in the relationship between nature and law, he was not dragged into the Natural Law discourse. In other words, although he didn't overlook the nature-law question in his jurisprudential scheme, he didn't see it as integral to his legal theory

Keywords: Maimonides, Legal Theory, Naturalism, Natural Law, Divine Law

Suggested Citation

David, Joseph E., Maimonides, Nature and Natural Law (September 3, 2008). Journal of Law Philosophy and Culture, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1262796

Joseph E. David (Contact Author)

Sapir Academic College - School of Law ( email )

Israel

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