Book Review: Budziszewski, J. The Line Through the Heart: Natural Law as Fact, Theory, and Sign of Contradiction. Wilmington: Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 2011. ISBN: 9781610170031.

Please read the Book Review instructions, and the rubric carefully. Please do not regurgitate the book (I read it already), rather, paraphrase the topics you would like to discuss, and provide a well-reasoned critique of the points you highlighted. For example, rather than provide a summary of each chapter in the book, provide a discussion about Budziszewski’s ideas of Natural Law compared to Plato, Aristotle, and Cicero. State clearly whether or not you agree with the author and why or why not, provide scholarly evidence to make your point.

Book Review: Budziszewski, J. The Line Through the Heart: Natural Law as Fact, Theory, and Sign of Contradiction. Wilmington: Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 2011. ISBN: 9781610170031.

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2. Summary of Book

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5. Evaluation and Conclusion

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