The Tradition of Natural Law: A Philosopher's Reflections

Vulkan Kuic; Yves R. Simon

Published by Fordham University Press 1999

The Tradition of Natural Law

A Philosopher's Reflections

Vulkan Kuic and Yves R. Simon

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780823296170

Overview
Contents

About this book

The tradition of natural law is one of the foundations of Western civilization. At its heart is the conviction that there is an objective and universal justice which transcends humanity’s particular expressions of justice. It asserts that there are certain ways of behaving which are appropriate to humanity simply by virtue of the fact that we are all human beings. Recent political debates indicate that it is not a tradition that has gone unchallenged: in fact, the opposition is as old as the tradition itself.

By distinguishing between philosophy and ideology, by recalling the historical adventures of natural law, and by reviewing the theoretical problems involved in the doctrine, Simon clarifies much of the confusion surrounding this perennial debate. He tackles the questions raised by the application of natural law with skill and honesty as he faces the difficulties of the subject.

Simon warns against undue optimism in a revival of interest in natural law and insists that the study of natural law beings with the analysis of “the law of the land.” He writes not as a polemicist but as a philosopher, and he writes of natural law with the same force, conciseness, lucidity and simplicity which have distinguished all his other works.

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Foreword John H. Hallowell Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Editor's Preface Vukan Kuic Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Introduction Russell Hittinger Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
PART ONE
1/ THE PROBLEM Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2/ THE HISTORY OF NATURAL LAW Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	16
3/ SOME THEORETICAL QUESTIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
PART TWO
4/ THE DEFINITION OF LAW Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
5/ NATURAL LAW Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	110
6/ THE FUTURE OF NATURAL LAW Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191

Language: English
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 194

eBook

Published: May 2, 2022
ISBN: 9780823296170