AnswersDriveI think the reason can be found in the difference between natural law and divine law. Natural law refers to moral principles common to most or all human cultures. Divine law, on the other hand, is law promulgated by God via revelation.
Also know, what is the law of man?
Rule of man is absence of rule of law. It is a society in which one person, regime, or a group of persons, rules arbitrarily. The Sovereign exercises absolute authority and is not bound by any law, he as a person stands outside law.
Are the human rights laws?
Human rights are distinct from civil liberties, which are freedoms established by the law of a particular state and applied by that state in its own jurisdiction. Human rights laws have been defined by international conventions, by treaties, and by organizations, particularly the United Nations.
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What is the divine law?
n a law that is believed to come directly from God. Type of: law, natural law. a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. This means that rather than basing laws on divine law, on the Ten Commandments or on sharia, we agreed to base them on the
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What is meant by revealed law?
&"We understand all laws to be either human or divine, according as they have man or God for their author, and divine laws are of two kinds, that is to say: first, natural laws; (and) second, positive or revealed laws. One historic statement of natural law is the Biblical parable of the Ten Commandments.
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What is the definition of eternal law?
Eternal law is comprised of those laws that govern the nature of an eternal universe. It is the moral law; the law of nature. It is the law which God in the creation of man infused into him for his direction and preservation. An unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal law.
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What was the canon law?
Canon law. Canon law (from Greek kanon, a 'straight measuring rod, ruler') is a set of ordinances and regulations made by ecclesiastical authority (Church leadership), for the government of a Christian organization or church and its members.
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What is the divine command theory of ethics?
Divine command theory (also known as theological voluntarism) is a meta-ethical theory which proposes that an action's status as morally good is equivalent to whether it is commanded by God.
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What is the divine law in Antigone?
Antigone decides to follow the will of the Gods and bury the body of Polynecies against Creon's decree because she believes that divine law is stronger than human law. Creon, on the other hand, believes that human law is supreme and that his laws can conflict with divine law without any consequences.
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What is Creon's law?
Angry and intent on his will, Creon appears the epitome of the bad, ruthless leader, impervious to the laws of the gods or humanity. As the king of Thebes in Antigone, Creon is a complete autocrat, a leader who identifies the power and dignity of the state entirely with himself.
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Who killed eteocles?
His wife was Argea. His father, Oedipus, was discovered to have killed his father and married his mother, and was expelled from Thebes, leaving his sons Eteocles and Polynices to rule.
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How does Megareus die?
His mother, Eurydice of Thebes, kills herself after learning that her son Haemon and his betrothed, Antigone, had both committed suicide. She thrusts a sword into her heart and curses Creon for the death of her two sons: Haemon and Megareus. He is also called Menoeceus in some versions of Antigone.
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Where is Oedipus die?
Eventually, Oedipus and Antigone end up in a town called Colonus, which is just outside of Athens. Oedipus is broken and old, and he's been told by a prophecy that he's meant to die here in a grove dedicated to the Erinyes (aka the Furies). Just then, Ismene shows up and gives them some bad news from Thebes.
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What happened to the Sphinx after the riddle was solved?
When Oedipus travelled to Thebes, the Sphinx posed the riddle to him. He said that the answer is a human being, because a human being walks on all fours in early life, on two legs as an adult and with a walking stick in old age. The people of Thebes appointed Oedipus to be their king because of his service to the city.
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What does Oedipus use to stab out his own eyes?
Jocasta is dead, by suicide. He finally hurled himself at the bedroom door and burst through it, where he saw Jocasta hanging from a noose. Seeing this, Oedipus sobbed and embraced Jocasta. He then took the gold pins that held her robes and, with them, stabbed out his eyes.
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How does Laius die?
Being angered, Laius either rolled a chariot wheel over his foot or hit him with his whip, and Oedipus killed Laius and all but one of his attendants, who claims it was a gang of men. Laius was buried where he died by Damasistratus, the king of Plataea.
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What is the tragic flaw of Oedipus?
Okay, it's definitely true that our buddy Oedipus has a temper. Indeed, it was rash anger that led to him unknowingly kill his real father, King Laius, at the crossroads. The killing of his father is an essential link in Oedipus' downfall, making his violent temper a good candidate for a tragic flaw.
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What led to the downfall of Oedipus?
The downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy is usually caused by the character's "tragic flaw". Of your two choices, pride or anger, it is pride that comes nearest to identifying the tragic flaw of this character. The ultimate cause of Oedipus' downfall is his unwillingness to accept his fate.
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How does Oedipus blind himself?
Once Oedipus realizes that he was not able to avoid the prophecy and is responsible for the plague, he is disgusted with himself and stabs his own eyes using Jocasta's golden brooches. Oedipus acknowledges that his hubris has left him blind to the truth and is too ashamed of himself to witness the citizens' reactions.
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Why did Oedipus curse his sons?
Euripides contended that Oedipus's sons, Eteocles and Polyneices, imprisoned him when they grew to adulthood. Creon then carried out the sentence that Oedipus himself had imposed: banishment of Laius's killer. When his two sons (and brothers) refused to oppose his exile, the departing Oedipus cursed them.
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What did Oedipus do?
Years later, to end a plague on Thebes, Oedipus searched to find who had killed Laius, and discovered that he himself was responsible. Jocasta, upon realizing that she had married both her own son, and her husband's murderer, hanged herself. Oedipus then seized two pins from her dress and blinded himself with them.