The Cambridge companion to natural law jurisprudence

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The Cambridge companion to natural law jurisprudence

edited by George Duke, Robert P. George

(Cambridge companions to law)

Cambridge University Press, 2017

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

This collection provides an intellectually rigorous and accessible overview of key topics in contemporary natural law jurisprudence, an influential yet frequently misunderstood branch of legal philosophy. It fills a gap in the existing literature by bringing together leading international experts on natural law theory to provide perspectives on some of the most pressing issues pertaining to the nature and moral foundations of law. Themes covered include the history of the natural law tradition, the natural law account of practical reason, normativity and ethics, natural law approaches to legal obligation and authority and constitutional law. Creating a dialogue between leading figures in natural law thought, the Companion is an ideal introduction to the main commitments of natural law jurisprudence, whilst also offering a concise summary of developments in current scholarship for more advanced readers.

Table of Contents

  • 1. Introduction George Duke and Robert P. George
  • Part I. Foundations: 2. Aquinas and natural law jurisprudence John Finnis
  • 3. Natural law, God and human dignity Robert P. George
  • 4. Early modern natural law theories Knud Haakonssen
  • 5. Metaphysical foundations of natural law theories Jonathan Crowe
  • Part II. Practical Reason, Normativity and Ethics: 6. Natural law, basic goods, and practical reason Christopher Tollefsen
  • 7. Practical reason in the context of law Veronica Rodriguez-Blanco
  • 8. Hume, virtue and natural law Thomas Pink
  • 9. Natural law reasoning in applied ethics Jacqueline Laing
  • Part III. Law and Politics: 10. Law as an idea we live by N. E. Simmonds
  • 11. The moral impact theory, the dependence view, and natural law Mark Greenberg
  • 12. The ideal dimension of law Robert Alexy
  • 13. Two unhappy dilemmas for natural law jurisprudence Mark C. Murphy
  • 14. The common good George Duke
  • 15. Natural law theory and constitutionalism Gerard V. Bradley
  • 16. Opening the doors of inquiry: Lon Fuller and the natural law tradition Kristen Rundle.

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  • NCID
    BB24047757
  • ISBN
    • 9781107120518
    • 9781107546462
  • LCCN
    2016053732
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge
  • Pages/Volumes
    ix, 458 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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