Natural law in jurisprudence and politics / Mark C. Murphy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murphy, Mark C., author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in philosophy and law.

Cambridge studies in philosophy and law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural law.

Natural law--Political aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 188 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Natural Law in Jurisprudence & Politics

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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, demonstrating how law gains its binding force by way of the common good of the political community. Murphy's work ranges over the central questions of natural law jurisprudence and political philosophy, including the formulation and defense of the natural law jurisprudential thesis, the nature of the common good, the connection between the promotion of the common good and requirement of obedience to law, and the justification of punishment.

Contents:

Natural law jurisprudence formulated

Natural law jurisprudence defended

The common good

The natural law rejection of consent theory

A consent theory of the authority of law

The authority of law and legal punishment

Beneath and beyond the common good.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-183) and index.

ISBN:

1-139-81047-2

1-107-19638-8

0-511-16087-9

0-511-16160-3

0-511-16030-5

1-107-31848-3

1-299-39970-3

1-107-31566-2

0-511-66377-3