Natural law theory is enjoying a revival of interest in a variety of scholarly disciplines including law, philosophy, political science, and theology and religious studies. This volume presents twelve original essays by leading natural law theorists and their critics. The contributors discuss natural law theories of morality, law and legal reasoning, politics, and the rule of law. Readers get a clear sense of the wide diversity of viewpoints represented among contemporary theorists, and an opportunity to evaluate the arguments and counterarguments exchanged in the current debates between natural law theorists and their critics. Contributors include Hadley Arkes, Joseph M. Boyle, Jr., John Finnis, Robert P. George, Russell Hittinger, Neil MacCormick, Michael Moore, Jeffrey Stout, Joseph Raz, Jeremy Waldron, Lloyd Weinreb, and Ernest Weinrib.
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"This is a superb collection of recent essays in Natural Law Theory. The essays are sensibly organized, balanced in approach, and sufficiently diverse in approach to reveal the inherent complexity and controversiality of this once-pass� and now vital topic."--Ronald Moore, University of Washington
"This well-balanced collection provides a lucid and reliable compendium of the most important modern criticisms by and of natural law theorists in legal and moral philosophy. It is the best book of its kind."--James Gaffney, Loyola University
"This is an excellent collection of recent work in natural law theory....This is a most useful collection for advanced undergraduates and graduate/law students."--Anthony J. Lisska, Denison University
"[A] superb collection of original essays....For anyone who might still believe that natural law theory is merely a relic of bygone days...Professor George's book provides an indispensable antidote."--First Things
"George deserves congratulations for bringing together such an eminent group of scholars."--Times Literary Supplement
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Robert P. George is at Princeton University.
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This is an excellent book, but it's not for beginners.,
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This collection of essays by prominent natural law philosophers is excellent; however, as a grad student in philosophy, I found this book to be a challenge. It assumes that the reader already has a good foundation in natural law.
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functionalist jurisprudence, minimal public standards, distinctive essential properties, relational thesis, contemporary natural law theories, most basic reasons for action, normative positivism, justificatory considerations, natural law account, general jurisprudence, particular jurisprudence, cautionary use, necessary connection between law, natural law jurisprudence, descriptive anthropology, nominal kind, juridical relationship, justificatory structures, sophisticated legal system, normative jurisprudence, natural law claims, natural law theory, tradition dependence, legal ordering, natural lawyer Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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functionalist jurisprudence, minimal public standards, distinctive essential properties, relational thesis, contemporary natural law theories, most basic reasons for action, normative positivism, justificatory considerations, natural law account, general jurisprudence, particular jurisprudence, cautionary use, necessary connection between law, natural law jurisprudence, descriptive anthropology, nominal kind, juridical relationship, justificatory structures, sophisticated legal system, normative jurisprudence, natural law claims, natural law theory, tradition dependence, legal ordering, natural lawyer Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Harvard University Press, Clarendon Press, John Finnis, New York, Oxford University Press, Lon Fuller, Law's Empire, Ronald Dworkin, Cambridge University Press, Critical Legal Studies, Germain Grisez, Joseph Raz, Harvard Law Review, Joseph Boyle, After Virtue, Russell Hittinger, United States, American Journal of Jurisprudence, Bernard Williams, Herbert Hart, Summa Theologiae, Thomas Aquinas, University of Notre Dame Press, New Haven, Princeton University Press New!
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- Natural Law (The International Library of Essays in Law and Legal Theory. Second Series) by Robert P. George on 8 pages
- Summa Theologiae by St.Thomas Aquinas on 7 pages
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