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Reason, morality, and law : the philosophy of John Finnis / edited by John Keown and Robert P. George ; contributors, Joseph Boyle [and twenty-nine others].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Finnis, John.
- Natural law.
- Law--Philosophy.
- Law.
- Ethics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1468 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- John Finnis is a pioneer in the development of a new yet classically-grounded theory of natural law. His work offers a systematic philosophy of practical reasoning and moral choosing that addresses the great questions of the rational foundations of ethical judgments, the identification of moral norms, human agency, and the freedom of the will, personal identity, the common good, the role and functions of law, the meaning of justice, and the relationship of morality and politics toreligion and the life of faith. The core of Finnis' theory, articulated in his seminal work Natural Law and Natural
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Editors' Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Introduction: The Achievement of John Finnis; Reasons, Goods, and Principles; 1. Value: a Menu of Questions; 2. Finnis on Well-being; 3. Reasoning about the Human Good, and the Role of the Public Philosopher; 4. On the Most Fundamental Principle of Morality; 5. What is Natural Law Like?; Intentions In Action; 6. Intention and Side Effects: John Finnis and Elizabeth Anscombe; 7. Intention and Side Effects: the Mens Rea for Murder
- 8. John Finnis on Thomas Aquinas on Human Action9. On Moral Philosophy and Kinds of Human Actions; Justice, Rights, and Wrongdoing; 10. Finnis on Justice; 11. Retributivism in the Spirit of Finnis; 12. The Nature of Limited Government; 13. Pure Perfectionism and the Limits of Paternalism; 14. 'Lawful Mercy' in Measure for Measure; 15. The Basis for Being a Subject of Rights: the Natural Law Position; 16. Constitutional and Other Persons; 17. Bioethics after Finnis; 18. A New Father for the Law and Ethics of Medicine; Philosophy of Law; 19. Value, Practice, and Idea; 20. The Irony of Law
- 21. Ideas of Easy Virtue22. Law and Its Theory: a Question of Priorities; 23. Finnis on Legal and Moral Obligation; 24. Constitutional Principle in the Laws of the Commonwealth; 25. Intention and the Allocation of Risk; Philosophy, Religion, and Public Reasons; 26. The Right to Religious Liberty and the Coercion of Belief:; 27. Natural Law and the Transcendent Source of Human Fulfillment; Reflections and Responses; 28. Reflections and Responses; Bibliography of the Published Works of John Finnis; Table of Contents of the Collected Essays of John Finnis; Index; Footnotes; Introduction
- Chapter 1Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Chapter 19; Chapter 20; Chapter 21; Chapter 22; Chapter 23; Chapter 24; Chapter 25; Chapter 26; Chapter 27; Chapter 28
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-175722-5
- 1-299-31909-2
- 0-19-166551-7
- 0-19-166550-9
- OCLC:
- 836402463
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