natural law
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A pair of scientists make the case for a natural law that accounts for emergent order.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
This is well-trod philosophical ground — referencing “negative” and “positive” rights, natural law and all the usual back and forth about originalism and whether the Constitution is living or static.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
This is a suppression of the natural law.
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2024
Still, if any natural law applies to California, it is that what comes down will eventually go up.
From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2024
Because Obie was certain of one thing as if it was a natural law, like gravity—Renault wasn’t going to sell the chocolates.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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