Natural Law and Natural Rights
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Natural Law and Natural Rights is a seminal 1980 work of legal and moral philosophy by John Finnis that revitalizes the natural law tradition by grounding law and ethics in basic human goods and practical reason.
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| Natural Law and Natural Rights canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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work of legal philosophy ⓘ work of moral philosophy ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
law
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philosophy ⓘ |
| aimsTo | revitalize the natural law tradition ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
law and ethics are grounded in basic human goods
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legal obligation is connected to moral obligation ⓘ moral norms can be derived from principles of practical reasonableness ⓘ there are objective basic goods knowable by reason ⓘ unjust laws lack full moral authority ⓘ |
| associatedWith | New Natural Law theory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | John Finnis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
basic human goods
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common good ⓘ moral norms ⓘ natural rights ⓘ practical reason ⓘ practical reasonableness ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| critiques | legal positivism ⓘ |
| field |
ethics
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philosophy of law ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| hasEdition | later revised editions ⓘ |
| hasPart |
account of authority and law
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analysis of practical reasonableness ⓘ critique of legal positivism ⓘ discussion of justice and rights ⓘ theory of natural rights ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Thomas Aquinas
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classical natural law tradition ⓘ |
| introduces | a list of basic human goods ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influencing contemporary natural law theorists
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systematic restatement of natural law theory in the late 20th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Clarendon Press
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Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| subject |
ethics
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jurisprudence ⓘ legal philosophy ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ natural law theory ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Catholic moral theology discussions
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legal theory scholarship ⓘ moral philosophy debates ⓘ |
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