Abstract:Chapter 7Full Access Natural Law and Positive Law Marlene's Understanding of Law and Justice Juliele Maria Sievers, Juliele Maria SieversSearch for more papers by this author Juliele Maria Sievers, Ju...Chapter 7Full Access Natural Law and Positive Law Marlene's Understanding of Law and Justice Juliele Maria Sievers, Juliele Maria SieversSearch for more papers by this author Juliele Maria Sievers, Juliele Maria SieversSearch for more papers by this author Book Editor(s):Charles Joshua Horn, Charles Joshua Horn University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, Stevens Point, USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 16 August 2024 https://doi.org/10.1002/9781394221950.ch7 AboutPDFPDFView & download chapterView & download chapterView & download full book ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShareShare a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Summary The Last of Us presents a world where law and social norms have disappeared or been reconfigured. The martial law imposed by FEDRA and the revolutionary militia of the Fireflies denies rights to people infected by Cordyceps. In the video game, the player faces difficult situations and moral dilemmas where the course of events will depend on the choices made. In legal philosophy, two main theories diverge on the place that morality occupies in legal matters: legal positivism and the natural law tradition. There are some clear legal norms imposed and enforced in the world of The Last of Us . According to legal positivism, the notion of justice isn't and mustn't be linked to moral systems. The main difference between legal positivism and natural law theory is that a positivist definition of justice is merely formal and neutral, not going beyond the limits of law itself to include elements from religion or morality. The Last of Us and Philosophy : Look for the Light RelatedInformationRead More