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In philosophy
Philosophy

Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, truth, beauty, justice, validity, mind, and language....
, the natural order is the moral
Morality

Morality has three principal meanings.In its first, descriptive usage, morality means a code of conduct which is held to be authoritative in matters of right and wrong....
 source from which natural law
Natural law

Natural law or the law of nature is a theory that posits the existence of a law whose content is set by nature and that therefore has validity everywhere....
 seeks to derive its authority
Authority

In government, authority is often used interchangeably with the term "power ". However, their meanings differ: while "power" refers to the ability to achieve certain ends, "authority" refers to a claim of legitimacy , the justification and right to exercise that power....
. It encompasses the natural relations of beings to one another, in the absence of law
LAW

LAW may refer to:* Anti-tank warfare, e.g. the US Army M72 LAW or the British Army LAW 80*Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights ...
, which natural law attempts to reinforce.

In contrast, divine law
Divine law

Divine law is any law that in the opinion of believers, comes directly from the will of God Polytheism. Like natural law it is independent of the will of man, who cannot change it....
 seeks authority from God
God

God is a deity in theism and deism religions and other belief systems, representing either the sole deity in monotheism, or a principal deity in polytheism....
, and positive law
Jurisprudence

Jurisprudence is the theory and philosophy of law. Scholars of jurisprudence, or legal philosophers, hope to obtain a deeper understanding of the nature of law, of legal reasoning, legal systems and of legal institutions....
 seeks authority from government
Government

Government is the body within any organization that has the authority to make and the power to enforce laws, regulations, or rules. Typically, the government refers to a civil government -- local, provincial, or national -- but commercial, academic, religious, or other formal organizations are also administered by governing bodies....
.

The term is used by Hans-Hermann Hoppe
Hans-Hermann Hoppe

Hans-Hermann Hoppe is an Austrian school economist of the anarcho-capitalism tradition, and a former economics professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas....
 in his book Democracy: The God That Failed: The Economics and Politics of Monarchy, Democracy, and Natural Order
Democracy: The God That Failed

Democracy: The God That Failed is a book by Hans-Hermann Hoppe, containing a series of thirteen essays on the subject of democracy and concluding with the belief that democracy is the primary cause of the decivilization sweeping the world since World War I, and that it must be delegitimized....
 to designate Anarcho-capitalism
Anarcho-capitalism

Anarcho-capitalism , usually regarded to be an individualist anarchism political philosophy, advocates the elimination of the state and the elevation of the sovereign individual in a free market....
.

The term is used by Friedrich von Hayek in his writings to designate divine law.








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In philosophy
Philosophy

Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, truth, beauty, justice, validity, mind, and language....
, the natural order is the moral
Morality

Morality has three principal meanings.In its first, descriptive usage, morality means a code of conduct which is held to be authoritative in matters of right and wrong....
 source from which natural law
Natural law

Natural law or the law of nature is a theory that posits the existence of a law whose content is set by nature and that therefore has validity everywhere....
 seeks to derive its authority
Authority

In government, authority is often used interchangeably with the term "power ". However, their meanings differ: while "power" refers to the ability to achieve certain ends, "authority" refers to a claim of legitimacy , the justification and right to exercise that power....
. It encompasses the natural relations of beings to one another, in the absence of law
LAW

LAW may refer to:* Anti-tank warfare, e.g. the US Army M72 LAW or the British Army LAW 80*Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights ...
, which natural law attempts to reinforce.

In contrast, divine law
Divine law

Divine law is any law that in the opinion of believers, comes directly from the will of God Polytheism. Like natural law it is independent of the will of man, who cannot change it....
 seeks authority from God
God

God is a deity in theism and deism religions and other belief systems, representing either the sole deity in monotheism, or a principal deity in polytheism....
, and positive law
Jurisprudence

Jurisprudence is the theory and philosophy of law. Scholars of jurisprudence, or legal philosophers, hope to obtain a deeper understanding of the nature of law, of legal reasoning, legal systems and of legal institutions....
 seeks authority from government
Government

Government is the body within any organization that has the authority to make and the power to enforce laws, regulations, or rules. Typically, the government refers to a civil government -- local, provincial, or national -- but commercial, academic, religious, or other formal organizations are also administered by governing bodies....
.

The term is used by Hans-Hermann Hoppe
Hans-Hermann Hoppe

Hans-Hermann Hoppe is an Austrian school economist of the anarcho-capitalism tradition, and a former economics professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas....
 in his book Democracy: The God That Failed: The Economics and Politics of Monarchy, Democracy, and Natural Order
Democracy: The God That Failed

Democracy: The God That Failed is a book by Hans-Hermann Hoppe, containing a series of thirteen essays on the subject of democracy and concluding with the belief that democracy is the primary cause of the decivilization sweeping the world since World War I, and that it must be delegitimized....
 to designate Anarcho-capitalism
Anarcho-capitalism

Anarcho-capitalism , usually regarded to be an individualist anarchism political philosophy, advocates the elimination of the state and the elevation of the sovereign individual in a free market....
.

The term is used by Friedrich von Hayek in his writings to designate divine law.

See also


  • Organised order
  • Spontaneous order
    Spontaneous order

    Spontaneous order is the spontaneous emergence of order out of seeming chaos; the emergence of various kinds of social order from a combination of self-interested individuals who are not intentionally trying to create order....