Outline three criticisms of natural law and then defend natural law against these criticisms.

Natural law, existing as an embodiment of what is considered as laws drawn from nature and those that are perceived as implanted within humans, is enforced as binding onto human actions and lives in juxtaposition with laws that have been set forth by humans and the judicial sphere. The theory of natural law is very controversial, in which the subject matter is very much criticized, but can be defended by a number of theorists and …

…be defended as demonstrated by philosophers such as St. Thomas Aquinas, Aristotle, and Plato. Though these philosophers as well as many others share different yet, some similar viewpoints of natural law. Not only does it serve as a guideline to ultimately protect society as a whole, it as well serves as an outline for goodness and forms the basis of the law system in today's society for the betterment and benefit for all human beings.