{"product_id":"the-natural-law-reader-isbn-9781444333213","title":"The Natural Law Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Natural Law Reader\u003c\/i\u003e features a selection of readings in metaphysics, jurisprudence, politics, and ethics that are all related to the classical Natural Law tradition in the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures a concise presentation of the natural law position that offers the reader a focal point for discussion of ancient and contemporary ideas in the natural law tradition\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws upon the metaphysical and ethical categories put forth and developed by Aristotle and Aquinas\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePoints to the historical significance and contemporary relevance of the Natural Law tradition\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReflects on a revival of interest in the tradition of virtue ethics and human rights\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Acknowledgements xi  \u003cp\u003e1 General Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Historical Readings 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Ancient 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.1 Heraclitus, Fragments 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.2 Sophocles, Antigone 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.3 The Hippocratic Oath 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.4 Plato, Apology 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.5 Plato, Crito 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.6 Plato, Phaedo 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.7 Plato, Laws 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.8 Plato, Republic 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.9 Aristotle, Rhetoric and Nicomachean Ethics 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.10 Aristotle, Politics 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.11 Marcus Aurelius, The Meditations 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.12 Cicero, The Republic, Book III 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.13 Cicero, The Laws 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.14 The Holy Bible, Romans 2: 1–16 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Early Christian and Medieval 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.1 Tertullian, Against Marcion and Apologeticus 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.2 Justinian, The Institutes 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.3 St. Augustine 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfessions 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn Eighty Three Diverse Questions 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary on the Sermon on the Mount 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDe libero arbitrio (The Free Choice of the Will) 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDe Trinitate 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25th Sermon on Psalm 118 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLetter 157 (Epist., 157) 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.4 St. Augustine, The City of God 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.5 Saint Thomas Aquinas, Summa Contra Gentiles\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(Of God and His Creatures) 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.6 St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.7 Ibn Sina, A Treatise on Love 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.8 Ibn Rushd, On the Harmony of Religions and Philosophy 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.9 Moses Maimonides, Guide of the Perplexed 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.10 Moses Maimonides, The Eight Chapters of Maimonides\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eon Ethics (Shemonah Perakim) 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Early Modern 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.1 Francisco de Vitoria, De Indis et De Iure Belli Relectiones 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.2 Francisco Suarez, De Legibus 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.3 Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.4 Hugo Grotius, On the Law of War and Peace\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(De Jure Belli ac Pacis) 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.5 Samuel von Pufendorf, De Officio Hominis et Civis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJuxta Legem Naturalem Libri Duo 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.6 John Locke, Second Treatise of Government 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.7 Sir William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eof England in Four Books 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Modern 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.1 Heinrich Rommen, The Natural Law: A Study in Legal\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eand Social History and Philosophy 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.2 Jacques Maritain, Man and State 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.3 Yves Simon, Nature and Functions of Authority 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.4 A. D’Entreves, “A Rational Foundation of Ethics” 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.5 Gustav Radbruch, “Five Minutes of Legal Philosophy” 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.6 G.E.M. Anscombe, “Mr Truman’s Degree” 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.7 M.K. Gandhi, selected excerpts on the existence\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eof a superior law 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.8 Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter from the Birmingham\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCity Jail (first version) 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.9 John Finnis, “Natural Law” 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.10 Servais Pinckaers, The Sources of Christian Ethics 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Contemporary Natural Law 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Ethical 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.1 G.E.M. Anscombe, “Modern Moral Philosophy” 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.2 Alasdair MacIntyre, After Virtue 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.3 Charles Taylor, “Irreducibly Social Goods” 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.4 P.T. Geach, “Good and Evil” 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.5 Philippa Foot, “Human Goodness” 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.6 Michael Thompson, “Apprehending Human Form” 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.7 J. Murillo, “Health as a Norm and Principle of Intelligibility” 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2Jurisprudence 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.1 Debates and Clarifications 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.1.1 R.P. George, Making Men Moral 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.1.2 Norman Kretzmann, “Lex Iniusta Non est Lex:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaws on Trial in Aquinas’ Court of Conscience” 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.2 “New” and “Old” Natural Law Debate 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.2.1 R.P. George, “Recent Criticism of the Natural\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaw Theory” 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.2.2 Stephen L. Brock, “Natural Inclination and the\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntelligibility of the Good in Thomistic Natural Law” 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.2.3 Daniel McInerny, “Hierarchy and Direction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003efor Choice” 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.2.4 Steven D. Smith, “Natural Law and Contemporary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoral Thought: A Guide from the Perplexed” 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Metaphysical, Social, and Critical 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.1 David S. Oderberg, “Hylemorphic Dualism” 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.2 Anthony J. Lisska, “The Metaphysical Presuppositions of\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatural Law in Thomas Aquinas: A New Look at Some\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOld Questions” 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.3 Russell Wilcox, “Natural Law and the Foundations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eof Social Theory” 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.4 Alasdair MacIntyre, “Theories of Natural Law\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ein the Culture of Advanced Modernity” 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Applied Natural Law 367\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Procreation and the Family 369\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 369\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.1 Servais Pinckaers, “Inclination to Sexuality” 372\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.2 G.E.M. Anscombe, Contraception and Chastity 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.3 Jacqueline A. Laing, “Law, Liberalism and\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ethe Common Good” 379\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Medical Ethics and Biotechnology 389\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 389\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.1 Patrick Lee and Robert P. George, “The Nature and Basis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eof Human Dignity” 392\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2 Daniel Callahan, “When Self-Determination Runs Amok” 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.3 Leon R. Kass, “Triumph or Tragedy? The Moral Meaning\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eof Genetic Technology” 408\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.4 Finn Bowring, “The Cyborg Solution” 415\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Human Rights 425\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 425\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.1 John Finnis, “Natural Law” 428\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2 Mary Ann Glendon, “Foundations of Human Rights:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Unfinished Business” 431\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.3 James V. Schall, “Human Rights as an Ideological Project” 438\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This volume is a fine addition to an increasing number of books on the subject.  Its conception reflects the renewal of interest in the natural law tradition over the past half-century or so. In popularising and making readily accessible a vast canon of essays for the benefit of the seasoned academic as much as the newcomer in the fields of jurisprudence, ethics, and political philosophy, the editors have produced an anthology which, I am confident, will serve as an invaluable contribution to that renewal.”  (\u003ci\u003eNew Blackfriars\u003c\/i\u003e, 9 April 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJacqueline A. Laing\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Law at London Metropolitan University. She has a doctorate in Jurisprudence from the University of Oxford and first degrees in philosophy and law from the Australian National University. A barrister of the High Court of Australia and a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales, Dr. Laing writes on a wide range of subjects in philosophy, law and jurisprudence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRussell Wilcox\u003c\/b\u003e is Visiting Professor in Law at the University of Navarre, where he is also a Research Fellow in its newly established Institute of Culture and Society. He is a barrister of Gray’s Inn and has a PhD from the University of London. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe natural law tradition is an enduring one that has been at the very heart of Western ethical, political, and jurisprudential development. \u003ci\u003eThe Natural Law Reader\u003c\/i\u003e is a wide-ranging and representative series of readings deriving from the classical natural law tradition, following its development and applications in the modern world. Drawing principally upon the metaphysical and ethical categories first put forth by Aristotle and championed by Aquinas and others, this set of readings takes us into metaphysics, jurisprudence, politics, and ethics, demonstrating the tradition's historical continuity and contemporary relevance. While the first part of the book introduces the reader to that historical development, the latter part vindicates the natural law tradition’s relevance to current ethical, political, and jurisprudential discourse. Specific areas of public policy are considered in a final series of readings. Scholarly and thought-provoking, \u003ci\u003eThe Natural Law Reader\u003c\/i\u003e offers prescient insights into a tradition that remains one of the most resolute foundations of Western civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“A treasure trove of excerpts, some revelatory, and all of them inspired choices. For those afflicted by caricatures of the natural law tradition, this book is the cure.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e—John Gardner, Professor of Jurisprudence, University of Oxford\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“With their generous vision, Laing and Wilcox open up the idea of law in Western thought beyond today's limits of analytical liberalism and positivism.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e—Anthony Carty, Sir Y K Pao Chair of Public Law, University of Hong Kong\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990293201125,"sku":"NP9781444333213","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781444333213.jpg?v=1761787234","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-natural-law-reader-isbn-9781444333213","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}