The Cambridge Companion to Natural Law Ethics (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)

by Tom Angier

Series:Cambridge Companions to Philosophy

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Natural law ethics centres on the idea that ethical norms derive from human nature. The field has seen a remarkable revival since the millennium, with new work in Aristotelian metaphysics complementing innovative applied work in bioethics, economics and political theory. Starting with three chapters on the history of natural law ethics, this volume moves on to various twentieth-century theoretical innovations in the tradition, and then to natural law as embedded in the three Abrahamic show more faiths. It closes with sections on applied natural law ethics and the challenges and prospects for natural law ethics in the twenty-first century. Uniquely interdisciplinary and written without technical jargon, the book will be of great interest to students and researchers in philosophy, theology, political theory and economics. They will find this the go-to resource for cutting-edge thinking in natural law ethics. show less

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Part of the Cambridge Companions to Philosophy this has an Introduction and 15 chapters covering history of NL ethics (including chpt on Aquinas by Stephen J. Jensen, revival of NL ethics (including new natural law theory by Patrick Lee), NL and religion (including chpt on Catholic Christianity by Tracey Rowland and chpt on Protestant Christianity by Jennifer Herdt), applied NL ethics, and challenges and prospects for NL ethics.

Jul 9, 2020

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