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== Instead, I thought ==
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== Natural Law ==
  
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I would share one of the peak moments of my life, one of many that I owe to Grant. This video was shot on the Open Ed 2012 Conference jam, on a boat somewhere off the coast of Vancouver. It’s one of the participatory musical miracles for which Grant has been the ringleader over the years. And I always thought this clip (filmed so well by Novak Rogic) captured some sort of truth about open educational experiences for me.  
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Often referred to as “higher law,” natural law is believed to stem from an external, divine source that exists independently of humans, such as God or nature. As rational creatures, humans have access to such knowledge through the use of reason. Additionally, it is believed to be static and universal since the sources that inform it are considered unchanging and widespread.  
  
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According to Thomas Aquinas and other theorists of natural law, morality and law are inherently linked concepts that are indivisible from each other. In this sense, natural law has a teleological purpose: the order and behavior of all individuals must be rationally and objectively directed toward the pursuit of common and moral good. This is because the common good is the morally correct end for humanity. Furthermore, any law that does not have this function is no law at all and need not be followed.
  
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of musicians had never played
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Four elements of a valid law:
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::1. Must be directed to the common good (''objective'')
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::2. Must follow practical reason (''reasonable steps leading to the common good'')
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::3. Must be made by valid lawmaker (''ruler within community, who hold this position by reason of the natural order'')
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a little too obvious that this song had never been rehearsed. David Wiley has said “content is infrastructure” in open ed, and here the “content” (the old song “Money”) is the shared knowledge that allows the band to improvise together with a sense of purpose and direction. But really, what makes this happen is energy and attitude. Watch Grant in this video, in it he embodies all the attributes of a
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::4. Must be promulgated (''public, written, proclaimed'')
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When Gardner Campbell calls out “Money”
 
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== as the next song (I remember thinking ==
 
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song, and wondering how the hell we were going to pull that off), Grant adds that wonderful affirmative energy of his, and away we go. Throughout the song, besides demonstrating his considerable skills, he is actively watching and listening to the other musicians, [[Help:Formatting|and with his body language]] plays an invaluable role in [http://abject.ca/ holding the whole crazy thing together].
 
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Revision as of 12:32, 14 February 2014

Natural Law

Often referred to as “higher law,” natural law is believed to stem from an external, divine source that exists independently of humans, such as God or nature. As rational creatures, humans have access to such knowledge through the use of reason. Additionally, it is believed to be static and universal since the sources that inform it are considered unchanging and widespread.

According to Thomas Aquinas and other theorists of natural law, morality and law are inherently linked concepts that are indivisible from each other. In this sense, natural law has a teleological purpose: the order and behavior of all individuals must be rationally and objectively directed toward the pursuit of common and moral good. This is because the common good is the morally correct end for humanity. Furthermore, any law that does not have this function is no law at all and need not be followed.

Four elements of a valid law:

1. Must be directed to the common good (objective)
2. Must follow practical reason (reasonable steps leading to the common good)
3. Must be made by valid lawmaker (ruler within community, who hold this position by reason of the natural order)
4. Must be promulgated (public, written, proclaimed)
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