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Natural Law Theory: Contemporary Essays

Robert P. George

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Robert P. George: Introduction I: Natural Law, Practical Reasoning, and Morality:Joseph Boyle: Natural law and the ethics of traditions Robert P. George: Natural Law and human nature Russell Hittinger: Natural law and virtue: Theories at cross-purposes Jeffrey Stout: Truth, natural law, and ethical theory II: Natural Law and Legal Theory: Neil MacCormick: Natural law and the separation of law and morals John Finnis: Natural law and legal reasoning Jeremy Waldron: The irrelevance of moral objectivity Michael Moore: Law as a functional kind III: Natural Law, Justice, and Rights: Hadley Arkes: That 'Nature herself has placed in our ears a power of judging': Some reflections on the 'Naturalism' of Cicero Lloyd Weinreb: Natural law and rights IV: Legal Formalism and Legal Rationality: Joseph Raz: Formalism and the rule of law Ernest Weinrib: Why legal formalism?

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Key concepts: Natural order, Natural law, Philosophy of law, Positive law, Law, Comparative law, Philosophy, Naturalism