Abstract
Natural law has been the most enduring foundation of law and justice in western tradition, even if opposed, complemented or challenged by written and positive law. Thus, an approach can be made to the often-unsuspected transposition from a metaphysical foundation of the world to a metaphysical foundation of law. The proposal in this article presents a critical reading of natural law based on the philosophical thought of Friedrich Nietzsche, demonstrating in which manner the philosopher dealt with this subject explicitly and how it is possible to criticize from one of his most controversial, but also vulgarized ideas: the death of god.
Keywords:
Natural Law; Nietzsche; Rhetoric