ot le ▁pos its ▁in ▁Book ▁V ▁of ▁the ▁Nic om ache an ▁Eth ics ▁( Book ▁IV ▁of ▁the ▁E udem ian ▁Eth ics ). ▁According ▁to ▁this ▁interpretation , ▁Aqu inas ' s ▁influence ▁was ▁such ▁as ▁to ▁affect ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁early ▁transl ations ▁of ▁these ▁pass ages ▁in ▁an ▁un fortun ate ▁manner , ▁though ▁more ▁recent ▁transl ations ▁render ▁those ▁more ▁literally . ▁Arist ot le ▁notes ▁that ▁natural ▁justice ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁political ▁justice , ▁specifically ▁the ▁scheme ▁of ▁distrib utive ▁and ▁correct ive ▁justice ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁established ▁under ▁the ▁best ▁political ▁community ; ▁were ▁this ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁law , ▁this ▁could ▁be ▁called ▁a ▁natural ▁law , ▁though ▁Arist ot le ▁does ▁not ▁discuss ▁this ▁and ▁suggests ▁in ▁the ▁Polit ics ▁that ▁the ▁best ▁regime ▁may ▁not ▁rule ▁by ▁law ▁at ▁all . ▁ ▁The ▁best ▁evidence ▁of ▁Arist ot le ' s ▁having ▁thought ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁natural ▁law ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁Rh et or ic , ▁where ▁Arist ot le ▁notes ▁that , ▁aside ▁from ▁the ▁" part icular " ▁laws ▁that ▁each ▁people ▁has ▁set ▁up ▁for ▁itself , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁" common " ▁law ▁that ▁is ▁according ▁to ▁nature . ▁Specifically , ▁he ▁quotes ▁Soph oc les ▁and ▁Emp ed oc les : ▁Universal ▁law ▁is ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁Nature . ▁For ▁there ▁really ▁is , ▁as ▁every ▁one ▁to ▁some ▁extent ▁div ines , ▁a ▁natural ▁justice ▁and ▁in just ice ▁that ▁is ▁binding ▁on