Legal naturalism
Encyclopedia
Legal naturalism is a term coined by Olufemi Taiwo to describe a current in the social philosophy of Karl Marx
which can be interpreted as one of Natural Law
. Taiwo considered it the manifestation of Natural Law in a dialectical materialist
context.
Karl Marx
Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist political movement...
which can be interpreted as one of Natural Law
Natural law
Natural law, or the law of nature , is any system of law which is purportedly determined by nature, and thus universal. Classically, natural law refers to the use of reason to analyze human nature and deduce binding rules of moral behavior. Natural law is contrasted with the positive law Natural...
. Taiwo considered it the manifestation of Natural Law in a dialectical materialist
Dialectical materialism
Dialectical materialism is a strand of Marxism synthesizing Hegel's dialectics. The idea was originally invented by Moses Hess and it was later developed by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels...
context.
Books
- Legal Naturalism: A Marxist Theory of Law (Olufemi Taiwo, Cornell University Press, 1996) ISBN 0-8014-2851-3