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19 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
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Finnis has created a major contribution to Thomistic scholarship with this work. The critical discussion of Aquinas's justification of the death penalty is especially enlightening. This work is a necessity for all philosophers and theologians who are serious about learning the theory of this great philosopher, Aquinas.
Published on May 4, 1999
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21 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
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Not Aquinas
John Finnis's latest book is not really about Aquinas. It is, rather, an attempt to supply a Thomistic pedigree for the 'New Natural Law Theory' developed by Finnis in his earlier books and articles. This is the upshot of recent reviews in THE THOMIST (April 2001 issue) and The American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly (Winter 2001 issue). If you are interested in the...
Published on July 31, 2001
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19 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Aquinas: Moral, Political, and Legal Theory (Modern Social & Political Philosophies) (Paperback)
Finnis has created a major contribution to Thomistic scholarship with this work. The critical discussion of Aquinas's justification of the death penalty is especially enlightening. This work is a necessity for all philosophers and theologians who are serious about learning the theory of this great philosopher, Aquinas.
21 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not Aquinas,
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This review is from: Aquinas: Moral, Political, and Legal Theory (Modern Social & Political Philosophies) (Paperback)
John Finnis's latest book is not really about Aquinas. It is, rather, an attempt to supply a Thomistic pedigree for the 'New Natural Law Theory' developed by Finnis in his earlier books and articles. This is the upshot of recent reviews in THE THOMIST (April 2001 issue) and The American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly (Winter 2001 issue). If you are interested in the thought of John Finnis, this book may interest you. If you want to understand Aquinas, look elsewhere.
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Aquinas: Moral, Political, and Legal Theory (Modern Social & Political Philosophies) by John Finnis (Paperback - Sept. 1998)
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