Natural Law Theory
Seiten
2021
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-70639-1 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-70639-1 (ISBN)
Is ethics grounded in human nature? Yes, claims our oldest ethical theory. This Element outlines the history of natural law theory, alternative traditions, and methods along which natural law norms can be discovered. It investigates and rebuts seminal challenges to natural law methodology, and outlines and criticises the 'new' natural law theory.
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 basis, I unpack what I call three 'experiments in being', each of which illustrates the cogency of this method. In Section 4, I investigate and rebut two seminal challenges to natural law methodology, namely, the fact/value distinction in metaethics and Darwinian evolutionary biology. In Section 5, I then outline and criticise the 'new' natural law theory, which is an attempt to revise natural law thought in light of the two challenges above. I conclude, in Section 6, with a summary and some reflections on the prospects for natural law theory.
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 basis, I unpack what I call three 'experiments in being', each of which illustrates the cogency of this method. In Section 4, I investigate and rebut two seminal challenges to natural law methodology, namely, the fact/value distinction in metaethics and Darwinian evolutionary biology. In Section 5, I then outline and criticise the 'new' natural law theory, which is an attempt to revise natural law thought in light of the two challenges above. I conclude, in Section 6, with a summary and some reflections on the prospects for natural law theory.
1. Historical Introduction; 2. 'Natural Law' – Other Idioms; 3. Some Experiments in Being; 4. Two Core Challenges; 5. 'New' Natural Law; 6. Prospective Conclusion.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 13.09.2021 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Elements in Ethics |
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 114 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-70639-8 / 1108706398 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-70639-1 / 9781108706391 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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