Common Truths: New Perspectives on Natural Law (Goodrich Lecture Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (815 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1882926358 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 353 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Amazon Customer said Five Stars. Everything on time and exactly like described. Midwest Book Review said Scholarly, intellectually stimulating reading.. Common Truths: New Perspectives On Natural Law is a collection consisting of cogent remarks and prescient essays: Are There Moral Truths That Everyone Knows? (Ralph McInerny); Natural Law: The Legacy of Greece and Rome (J. Rufus Fears); Aquinas, Natural Law, and the Challenges of Diversity (John Jenkins); John Locke's Reflections on Natural Law and the Character of the Modern World (Timothy Fuller); Theories of Natural Law in the Culture of Advanced Modernity (Alasdair MacIntyre); What Dignity Means (Virginia Black); Natural Law and Positive Law (Robert P. George); Natural Rights and the Li. A Stimulating Primer What struck me is that this book analyzes natural law within a legal context: many of the contributing authors are attorneys as well as philosopher. This is particularly helpful to our nation today, as I think more citizens will have to reassess the role of the judiciary these days.For the latter half of the 20th century, worries over "judicial acitivism" and judges' making decisions that should be made by legislatures have been the domain of conservatives, with Roe v. Wade probably being the chief example. But now liberals have said similar things about the Supreme Court's Bush v. Gore dec
"This volume is a significant contribution to our understanding of the natural law and its application to a wide range of human and social concerns, and it deserves serious study and reflection."
Professor McLean has edited The Legal Thought of Roscoe Pound, An Uncertain Legacy: Essays on the Pursuit of Liberty, and Derailing the Constitution: The Undermining of American Federalism. and Martin C. McLean holds the Eugene N. D. Beesley Chair in Political Science at Wabash College. . Edward B. from Indiana University. and Ph. He received his J. He served nineteen years as deputy prosecutor in Montgomery County, Indiana. D
Anyone wanting to understand what the natural law is and why it matters will find this engaging book indispensable.. This diverse group of thinkers addresses the theoretical, historical, and--in a section of particular importance--the legislative and juridical aspects of natural law. Common Truths brings together the best minds writing on one of today's most important and heated issues: natural law. A revival of natural law concepts, the essayists argue, is crucial to the refurbishing of American civil society