Natural Law Theory
by
Tom Angier
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Elements in Ethics
ISBN-10
1108706398
ISBN-13
9781108706391
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 16th, 2021
Print length
75 Pages
Weight
110 grams
Dimensions
15.20 x 22.80 x 0.80 cms
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PhilosophyEthics & moral philosophySocial & political philosophy
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Is ethics grounded in human nature? Yes, claims our oldest ethical theory. This Element outlines the history of natural law theory, alternative traditions, and methods along which natural law norms can be discovered. It investigates and rebuts seminal challenges to natural law methodology, and outlines and criticises the 'new' natural law theory.
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.
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