Natural Law Theory
Contemporary Essays
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Paperback, 384 blz.
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Engels
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1994
ISBN13: 9780198235521
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Clarendon Paperbacks
Levertijd ongeveer 11 werkdagen
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This volume presents twelve original essays by contemporary natural law theorists and their critics. Natural law theory is enjoying a revival of interest today in a variety of disciplines, including law, philosophy, political science, and theology and religious studies. These essays offer readers a sense of the lively contemporary debate among natural law theorists of different schools, as well as between natual law theorists and their critics.
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Robert P. George: Introduction; I: Natural Law, Practical Reasoning, and Morality:Joseph Boyle: Natural law and the ethics of traditions; Robert P. George: Natural Law and human nature; Russell Hittinger: Natural law and virtue: Theories at cross-purposes; Jeffrey Stout: Truth, natural law, and ethical theory; II: Natural Law and Legal Theory: Neil MacCormick: Natural law and the separation of law and morals; John Finnis: Natural law and legal reasoning; Jeremy Waldron: The irrelevance of moral objectivity; Michael Moore: Law as a functional kind; III: Natural Law, Justice, and Rights: Hadley Arkes: That 'Nature herself has placed in our ears a power of judging': Some reflections on the 'Naturalism' of Cicero; Lloyd Weinreb: Natural law and rights; IV: Legal Formalism and Legal Rationality: Joseph Raz: Formalism and the rule of law; Ernest Weinrib: Why legal formalism