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" A LAW OF NATURE, (lex naturalis,) is a precept, or general rule, found out by reason, by which a man is forbidden to do that, which is destructive of his life, or taketh away the means of preserving the same; and to omit that, by which he thinketh it... "
The Classical Moralists: Selections Illustrating Ethics from Socrates to ... - Page 221
edited by - 1909 - 797 pages
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Specimens of English Prose Writers: From the Earliest Times to the ..., Volume 3

George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 pages
...law of nature (lex naturalis) is a prer ept, or general rule, found out by reason, by which a man u forbidden to do that which is( destructive of his...though they that speak of this subject, use to confound jut and lex, right and law ; yet they ought to be distinguished, because right consisteth in liberty...
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Specimens of English Prose Writers: From the Earliest Times to the Close of ...

George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pages
...left him, according as his judgment and reason shall dictate to him. A law of nature (lex naturalis) is a precept, or general rule, found out by reason,...away the means of preserving the same; . and to omit that'by which he thinketh it may be best preserved. For though they that speak of this subject, use...
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Specimens of English prose-writers, from the earliest times to the ..., Volume 3

George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...left him, according as his judgment and reason shall dictate to him. A law of nature (lex naturdis) is a precept, or general rule, found out by reason, by which a man i* forbidden to do that which is destructive of his life, or taketh away the means of preserving the...
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Specimens of English Prose Writers: From the Earliest Times to the Close of ...

George Burnett - 1813 - 546 pages
...powei left him, according as his judgment and reason shall dictate to A law of nature (lex naturdis) is a precept, or general rule, found out by reason,...life, or taketh away the means of preserving the same l and to omit that by which he thinketh it may be best preserved. For though they that speak of this...
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The British and Foreign Review: Or, European Quarterly Journal ..., Volume 10

1840 - 974 pages
...general rule, found out by rea" son, by which a man is forbidden to do that which is cle" structive of his life, or taketh away the means of preserving...to omit that by which he thinketh it may be " best preservedJ." In order to make out that this and the law of nations are equivalent terms, we must adopt...
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The English Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury, Volume 3

Thomas Hobbes - 1839 - 744 pages
...according as his judgment, and reason shall dictate to him. wha"ofnature A- LAW OF NATURE, lex naturalis, is a precept or general rule, found out by reason, by which a Liherty what. man is forbidden to do that, which is destructive of his life, or taketh away the means...
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The English Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury, Volume 3

Thomas Hobbes - 1839 - 766 pages
...left him, according as his judgment, and reason shall dictate to him. A LAW OF NATURE, lex naturalis, is a precept or general rule, found out by reason, by which a Liherty what. NATURAL LAWS. 117 man is forbidden to do that, which is destructive of his life, or taketh...
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The British and Foreign Review: Or, European Quarterly Journal, Volume 10

1840 - 708 pages
...general rule, found out by rea" son, by which a man is forbidden to do that which is de" structive of his life, or taketh away the means of preserving...that by which he thinketh it may be " best preserved J." In order to make out that this and the law of nations are equivalent terms, we must adopt the hypothesis,...
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Notes Expository and Critical on Certain British Theories of Morals

Simon Somerville Laurie - 1868 - 178 pages
...where no Law, no injustice.' Hobbes then deduces nineteen ' Laws of Nature' — a Law of Nature being a ' precept or general rule found out by Reason, by...life, or taketh away the means of preserving the same, arid to omit that whereby he thinketh it may be best preserved. Among these laws are included all the...
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The British Controversialist and Literary Magazine

1870 - 494 pages
...according to the proper signification of the word, the absence of external impediments." "A law of nature is a precept or general rule, found out by reason,...preserved. For though they that speak of this subject used to confound jus and lex (right and law), yet they ought to be distinguished, because right consisteth...
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