 Scotus is influenced by Aristotle’s assertion that the end of practical knowledge is truth in agreement with right desire. For Scotus this philosophical expression of the natural law leads him to assert one fundamental universal moral principle: ‘God should be loved’. This law is so deeply rooted in human reason that even God’s power cannot release a human being from its obligations. This principle allows Scotus to view his moral theology as consistent with Aristotle’s ethics, since reason leads man to obey God’s commands. The will necessarily and perpetually seeks happiness and the will naturally desires its own perfection. The primary universal command informs the will’s natural desire for perfection, and so particular actions, regardless of circumstances, are judged in accordance with the will’s conformity to the precept to love God.