Natural Law in Jurisprudence and Politics
Natural Law in Jurisprudence and Politics
Natural law is a perennial though poorly represented and understood issue in political philosophy and the philosophy of law. Mark C. Murphy argues that the central thesis of natural law jurisprudence--that law is backed by decisive reasons for compliance--sets the agenda for natural law political philosophy, which demonstrates how law gains its binding force by way of the common good of the political community. Murphy's work ranges over the central questions of natural law jurisprudence and political philosophy, including the formulation and defense of the natural law jurisprudential thesis, the nature of the common good, the connection between the promotion of the common good and requirement of obedience to law, and the justification of punishment.
- Provides novel defences of perennial but under-represented views in legal and political philosophy
- Reformulates some of the central debates in legal and political theory
- Engages with the most influential recent work in philosophy of law and political philosophy
Reviews & endorsements
"Natural Law in Jurisprudence and Politics is a worthwhile exploration of key issues in jurisprudence and political theory. One can look foward to Murphy's future offerings" The Law and Politics Book Review Walter J. Kendall, John Marshall Law School
"Anyone doing work in political or legal theory will find this book of tremendous interest, full of rich arguments, and worthy of close examination...Murphy's work on natural law theory is definitely the most thought-provoking and constructive of recent natural law scholarship, and he will be viewed by many as taking up the mantle from Finnis as the leading figure in natural law theory." --A.M. Viens, Oxford University: Philosophy in Review
Product details
March 2006Hardback
9780521859301
206 pages
229 × 152 × 16 mm
0.48kg
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Natural law jurisprudence formulated
- 2. Natural law jurisprudence defended
- 3. The common good
- 4. The natural law rejection of consent theory
- 5. A constant theory of the authority of law
- 6. The authority of law and legal punishment
- 7. Beneath and beyond the common good.
