Natural Law, Liberalism, and Morality - Contemporary Essays

Zusatztext These essays reveal George to be an honourable! passionate! and intelligent defender of a moral and political theory which! both in its foundations and its understanding of law and policy presents liberalism with an oponent it cannot ignore. Informationen zum Autor Robert George is McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University Klappentext This work brings together leading defenders of Natural Law and Liberalism for a series of frank and lively exchanges touching upon critical issues of contemporary moral and political theory. The book is an outstanding example of the engagement of traditions of thought about fundamental matters of ethics and justice. Zusammenfassung Natural law! Liberalism and Morality brings together leading defenders of natural law and liberalism for a series of frank and lively exchanges touching upon critical issues of contemporary moral and political theory. The book is an outstanding example of the fruitful engagement of traditions of thought about fundamental matters of ethics and justice. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: John Finnis: Is Natural Law Theory Compatible with Limited Government? 2: Stephen Macedo: Against the Old Sexual Morality of the New natural Law 3: Michael P. Zuckert: Is Modern Liberalism Compatible with Limited Government?: The Case of Rawls 4: Jeffrey Reiman: John Rawls's New Conception of the Problem of Limited Government: Reply to Michael Zuckert 5: Michael J. Sandel: Judgemental Toleration 6: Joseph Raz: Liberty and Trust 7: Christopher Wolfe: Being Worthy of Trust: A Response to Joseph Raz 8: Randy E. barnett: Getting Normative: The Role of Natural Rights in Constitutional Adjudication 9: Walter Berns: The Illegitimacy of Appeals to Natural Law in Constitutional Interpretation 10: lloyd L. Weinreb: The Moral Point of View 11: Daniel N. Robinson: Lloyd Weinreb's Problems with Natural Law 12: Michael S. Moore: Good Without God 13: J. L. A. Garcia: `Deus sive Natura': Must Natural Lawyers Choose? 14: Charles Taliaferro: God's Natural Laws Index ...

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• Authors: Robert (Mccormick Professor of Jurispruden George, Robert P. George
• Assisted by: Robert George (Editor), Robert P. George (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2001
• EAN: 9780199243006
• ISBN: 978-0-19-924300-6
• No. of pages: 324
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Miscellaneous