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Natural Law Theory

2021
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
Tom Angier
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Natural Law Theory

2017
In this chapter we will critically examine natural law theory and the proposal that there is a necessary connection between positive (human-created) family law and natural family law (objectively valid, universal moral rules not created by humans). Natural law theory, as it applies to family law, proposes that the rules of positive family law are valid
L. Houlgate
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Is the “New Natural Law Theory” Actually a Natural Law Theory?

2012
The most peculiar and controversial aspect of John Finnis’ and Germain Grisez’s account of natural law theory is their tacit acceptance of David Hume’s and George Edward Moore’s thesis about the impossibility of deriving “ought” from “is” (“naturalistic fallacy”) and, therefore, their understanding of natural law principles as principia per se nota ...
F. J. Contreras
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