I have seen this idea presented as Natural Law Theory. The dumb unsophisticated version of Natural Law theory purport that certain laws are universal due to being derived from some kind of abstract first principles. The smart versions of Natural Law Theory posit that these “natural laws” are more like laws of engineering than like laws of physics—if you want a bridge that will stand up, you need to follow these kinds of rules. If you want a human society that will “stand up”, you need to follow these kinds of rules. But the nature of those rules are derived from facts about humans, not from abstract universal principles or formal logic.
I have seen this idea presented as Natural Law Theory. The dumb unsophisticated version of Natural Law theory purport that certain laws are universal due to being derived from some kind of abstract first principles. The smart versions of Natural Law Theory posit that these “natural laws” are more like laws of engineering than like laws of physics—if you want a bridge that will stand up, you need to follow these kinds of rules. If you want a human society that will “stand up”, you need to follow these kinds of rules. But the nature of those rules are derived from facts about humans, not from abstract universal principles or formal logic.
Good to know! I’ll look more into it.