Natural Law in Jurisprudence and Politics

Informationen zum Autor Mark C. Murphy is Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University. He is the author of Natural Law and Practical Rationality, An Essay on Divine Authority, and Philosophy of Law, and is editor of Alasdair MacIntyre. Klappentext Natural law is a perennial though poorly represented and understood issue in political philosophy and the philosophy of law. Mark C. Murphy argues that the central thesis of natural law jurisprudence - that law is backed by decisive reasons for compliance - sets the agenda for natural law political philosophy! demonstrating how law gains its binding force by way of the common good of the political community. Zusammenfassung Natural law is a perennial though poorly represented and understood issue in political philosophy and the philosophy of law. In this 2006 book! Mark C. Murphy argues that the central thesis of natural law jurisprudence - that law is backed by decisive reasons for compliance - sets the agenda for natural law political philosophy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Natural law jurisprudence formulated; 2. Natural law jurisprudence defended; 3. The common good; 4. The natural law rejection of consent theory; 5. A constant theory of the authority of law; 6. The authority of law and legal punishment; 7. Beneath and beyond the common good.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mark C. Murphy, Mark C. (Georgetown University Murphy, MURPHY MARK C, Murphy Mark C.
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 13.03.2006
• EAN: 9780521859301
• ISBN: 978-0-521-85930-1
• Pagine: 206
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Philosoph; Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Law
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto internazionale, diritto degli stranieri; LAW / General, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law