Reassessment of Natural Law in Albo's Ikkarim

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A: Natural law is oen considered to hae entered Jewish thought throughthe work o Albo and to hae frst been expounded upon in his Book o Principles.Nonetheless, natural law is not generally seen as a central concept in Albos thought,nor is it thought to account or more than a ew basic moral principles. Tis article revvisits the common understanding o the signifcance o Albos natural law to his philovvsophical system. By employing an interpretie approach that has not yet been appliedto his thought, some seeming inconsistencies in Albos legal typology are resoled, anda new understanding o the place o natural law in his legal and political thought is frmly grounded.

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