Natural law theory
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Natural law theory
（Cambridge elements, . Elements in ethics / edited by Ben Eggleston,
Cambridge University Press, 2021
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In Section 1, I outline the history of natural law theory, covering Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics and Aquinas. In Section 2, I explore two alternative traditions of natural law, and explain why these constitute rivals to the Aristotelian tradition. In Section 3, I go on to elaborate a via negativa along which natural law norms can be discovered. On this basis, I unpack what I call three 'experiments in being', each of which illustrates the cogency of this method. In Section 4, I investigate and rebut two seminal challenges to natural law methodology, namely, the fact/value distinction in metaethics and Darwinian evolutionary biology. In Section 5, I then outline and criticise the 'new' natural law theory, which is an attempt to revise natural law thought in light of the two challenges above. I conclude, in Section 6, with a summary and some reflections on the prospects for natural law theory.
Table of Contents
- 1. Historical Introduction
- 2. 'Natural Law' - Other Idioms
- 3. Some Experiments in Being
- 4. Two Core Challenges
- 5. 'New' Natural Law
- 6. Prospective Conclusion.
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