▁all ▁men , ▁even ▁on ▁those ▁who ▁have ▁no ▁association ▁or ▁c oven ant ▁with ▁each ▁other . ▁It ▁is ▁this ▁that ▁Soph oc les ' ▁Ant ig one ▁clearly ▁means ▁when ▁she ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁bur ial ▁of ▁Poly ne ices ▁was ▁a ▁just ▁act ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁the ▁prohib ition : ▁she ▁means ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁just ▁by ▁nature : ▁ ▁" Not ▁of ▁to - day ▁or ▁yesterday ▁it ▁is , ▁But ▁lives ▁et ernal : ▁none ▁can ▁date ▁its ▁birth ." ▁ ▁And ▁so ▁Emp ed oc les , ▁when ▁he ▁b ids ▁us ▁kill ▁no ▁living ▁creature , ▁he ▁is ▁saying ▁that ▁to ▁do ▁this ▁is ▁not ▁just ▁for ▁some ▁people , ▁while ▁un just ▁for ▁others : ▁ ▁" N ay , ▁but , ▁an ▁all - emb rac ing ▁law , ▁through ▁the ▁real ms ▁of ▁the ▁sky ▁Un bro ken ▁it ▁stretch eth , ▁and ▁over ▁the ▁earth ' s ▁imm ens ity ." ▁ ▁Some ▁critics ▁believe ▁that ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁this ▁remark ▁suggests ▁only ▁that ▁Arist ot le ▁ad vised ▁that ▁it ▁could ▁be ▁r het or ically ▁advantage ous ▁to ▁appeal ▁to ▁such ▁a ▁law , ▁especially ▁when ▁the ▁" part icular " ▁law ▁of ▁one ' s ▁own ▁city ▁was ▁a verse ▁to ▁the ▁case ▁being ▁made , ▁not ▁that ▁there ▁actually ▁was ▁such ▁a ▁law ; ▁Moreover , ▁they ▁claim ▁that ▁Arist ot le ▁considered ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁candidates ▁for ▁a ▁univers ally ▁valid , ▁natural ▁law ▁provided ▁in