Natural Law and Natural Rights (Clarendon Law Series)

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Book Synopsis: First published in 1980, Natural Law and Natural Rights is widely heralded as a seminal contribution to the philosophy of law, and an authoritative restatement of natural law doctrine. It has offered generations of students and other readers a thorough grounding in the central issues of legal, moral, and political philosophy from Finnis's distinctive perspective. This new edition includes a substantial postscript by the author, in which he responds to thirty years of discussion, criticism and further work in the field to develop and refine the original theory. The book closely integrates the philosophy of law with ethics, social theory and political philosophy. The author develops a sustained and substantive argument; it is not a review of other people's arguments but makes frequent illustrative and critical reference to classical, modern, and contemporary writers in ethics, social and political theory, and jurisprudence. The preliminary First Part reviews a century of analytical jurisprudence to illustrate the dependence of every descriptive social science upon evaluations by the theorist. A fully critical basis for such evaluations is a theory of natural law. Standard contemporary objections to natural law theory are reviewed and shown to rest on serious misunderstandings. The Second Part develops in ten carefully structured chapters an account of: basic human goods and basic requirements of practical reasonableness, community and 'the common good'; justice; the logical structure of rights-talk; the bases of human rights, their specification and their limits; authority, and the formation of authoritative rules by non-authoritative persons and procedures; law, the Rule of Law, and the derivation of laws from the principles of practical reasonableness; the complex relation between legal and moral obligation; and the practical and theoretical problems created by unjust laws. A final Part develops a vigorous argument about the relation between 'natural law', 'natural theology' and 'revelation' - between moral concern and other ultimate questions.

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Discover the timeless wisdom of Natural Law and Natural Rights with the Clarendon Law Series book. This groundbreaking work, first published in 1980, has become a seminal contribution to the philosophy of law, providing a comprehensive understanding of legal, moral, and political philosophy. Authored by renowned thinker Finnis, this new edition features a substantial postscript, engaging with decades of discussion and refining the original theory.

By closely integrating the philosophy of law with ethics, social theory, and political philosophy, this book offers a thought-provoking exploration of the fundamental issues that shape our society. Finnis presents a compelling argument that goes beyond a mere review of other theories, drawing on classical, modern, and contemporary writers to illustrate and critically analyze concepts in ethics, social and political theory, and jurisprudence.

The book's first part lays the foundation by examining the dependence of social science on evaluations made by the theorist, emphasizing the necessity of a theory of natural law for a fully critical basis. Furthermore, it dismantles common objections to natural law theory, unveiling their misunderstandings. In the second part, Finnis delves into essential topics such as basic human goods, practical reasonableness, justice, human rights, authority, the Rule of Law, and the intricate relationship between legal and moral obligation, all while addressing the practical and theoretical challenges posed by unjust laws.

Finally, the book concludes by exploring the intriguing connection between "natural law," "natural theology," and "revelation," weaving together moral concerns with larger existential questions. By immersing yourself in this thought-provoking work, you can gain a deeper understanding of the principles that underpin our legal system and society at large.

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