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Abstract
This book provides the first systematic, book-length defence of natural law ideas in ethics, politics and jurisprudence since John Finnis's influential Natural Law and Natural Rights. Incorporating insights from recent work in ethical, legal and social theory, it presents a robust and original account of the natural law tradition, challenging common perceptions of natural law as a set of timeless standards imposed on humans from above. Natural law, Jonathan Crowe argues, is objective and normative, but nonetheless historically extended, socially embodied and dependent on contingent facts about human nature. It reflects the ongoing human quest to work out how best to live flourishing lives, given the natures we have and the social environments we inhabit. The nature and purpose of law can only be adequately understood within this wider context of value. Timely, wide-ranging and clearly written, this volume will appeal to those working in law, philosophy and religious studies.
Original language | English |
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Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Number of pages | 264 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781108653237 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781108498302 |
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Publication status | Published - Apr 2019 |
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- 2 Oral presentation
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Is Natural Law Timeless?
Jonathan Crowe (Speaker)
6 Nov 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Natural Law and the Nature of Law in a Nutshell
Jonathan Crowe (Speaker)
15 Aug 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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- 35 Citations
- 1 Review article
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Natural Law and the Nature of Law in a Nutshell
Crowe, J., 2019, In: Australasian Journal of Legal Philosophy. 44, p. 100-105 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › Professional
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