... and in Persia." - Nicomachean Ethics, Book V, Chapter 7, Natural Justice. The Ancient Stoics (members of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno) emphasised on the importance of the rationality that governs the world and sees human nature as part of one natural order. They considered natural law to be a law of right reason. In his letter to the Romans, St Paul who makes up most of the New Testament, wrote (Romans 2:14-15) about a law that is 'written in the hearts' of Gentiles (non-Jews). St Paul believed that God's law is discernible to all through nature, this relates closely to the idea of conscience, as he writes: "Ever since creation of the world, his (God's) eternal power and divine nature... have been understood and seen through the things he has made. So they (Gentiles) are without excuses." (Romans 1.20) The Roman orator, Cicero, formulated the ...

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