Natural Law and Civilizations: Images of “Nature,” Intracivilizational Polarities, and the Emergence of Heterodox Ideals

This article focuses on the role played by key civilizational categories, especially images of “nature,” “natural law,” the “state of nature,” and several related notions in the gestation of heterodox ideals and movements in different civilizations. It focuses on the tensions and balances struck wit...

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Main Author: Nielsen, Donald A. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 1991
In: Sociological analysis
Year: 1991, Volume: 52, Issue: 1, Pages: 55-76
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