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Grotius’ theory of natural law [PDF]

open access: yesFilozofija i Društvo, 2015
After analyzing Grotius’ formulation of the state of nature and natural law, social contract and international law, the author places emphasis on two insights. First, that a certain heuristic principle plays a central role in Grotius’ argument -
Govedarica Jelena
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A NATURAL LAW THEORY OF MARRIAGE*

open access: yesZygon, 2011
.  For the past two decades, I have been developing an integrative Christian marriage theory, based in part on a grounding concept of natural law and an overarching theory of covenant.
D. Browning
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The Resurrection of Natural Law Theory [PDF]

open access: yesRechtstheorie, 2011
The job of legal scholars is to describe the structure and coherence of norms Many philosophers of law presume it is impossible to derive norms from facts. All that nature can offer is informatie, not prescription, it is said. However, such a rigourous divide will cause jurisprudence to cut itself off form new discoveries in empiric sciences.
H. Gommer
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Natural Law Theory, “New” and Old

open access: yesThe American Journal of Jurisprudence, 2023
In the second edition of Natural Law and Natural Rights John Finnis observes that, whilst he expected criticism of his theory from positivists, he did not expect it from traditional natural law theorists who felt that the theory was insufficiently ...
S. Coyle
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The Avicenna’s Contribution to the Natural Law Theory of Aquinas [PDF]

open access: yesپژوهش تطبیقی حقوق اسلام و غرب, 2015
As discussed by many writers, Natural Law Theory of Aquinas undoubtedly bears a striking affinity with that of Aristotle and also with the Christian theology. This affinity has been followed by neglecting the impact of Islamic philosophy upon Natural Law
Seyed Mohammad Ghari Seyed Fatemi   +1 more
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Catholicism and the Natural Law: A Response to Four Misunderstandings

open access: yesReligions, 2021
This article responds to four criticisms of the Catholic view of natural law: (1) it commits the naturalistic fallacy, (2) it makes divine revelation unnecessary, (3) it implausibly claims to establish a shared universal set of moral beliefs, and (4) it ...
Francis J. Beckwith
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Doğal Yasa ve İlahi Buyruk Teorisi Bir Arada Savunulabilir mi?: John Duns Scotus’un Ahlak Felsefesi

open access: yesAnkara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 2022
John Duns Scotus’un ahlak felsefesi, Tanrı’nın irade ve kudretine ayırdığı geniş alan dolayısıyla, ilahi buyruk teorisinin klasik bir örneği olarak ele alınır.
Nesim Aslantatar
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God, New Natural Law Theory, and Human Rights

open access: yesReligions, 2021
Critics of the “New” Natural Law (NNL) theory have raised questions about the role of the divine in that theory. This paper considers that role in regard to its account of human rights: can the NNL account of human rights be sustained without a more or ...
Christopher Tollefsen
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Human Life as a Basic Good: A Dialectical Critique [PDF]

open access: yesIdeas y Valores, 2016
In this article I argue that the fundamental axiological claim of the New Natural Law Theory, according to which human life has an intrinsically valuable, cannot be defended within the framework assumed by the New Natural Law Theory itself, and further ...
Javier Echeñique Sosa
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