Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Brothers Karamazov: I. The Nature of Morality

The Natural Law The word morality comes from the Latin root mos (meaning “custom or law”), which in turn is a translation of the Greek word ἠθικός (“character or moral nature”). The idea of natural law originated with Plato and the Stoics, and found its full expression in Cicero. God,  who governs the universe, has implanted the immortal soul in man from His own divine nature. The Mind of God […]

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