Natural Law and Natural Rights
 Cover of the first edition | |
| Author | John Finnis |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Clarendon Law Series |
| Subjects | Natural law Natural rights |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Publication date | 1980 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 500 (2011, 2nd edition) |
| ISBN | 0199599149 |
Natural Law and Natural Rights (1980; second edition 2011) is a book about natural law and natural rights by the philosopher John Finnis. The book was first published by Oxford University Press.
Summary[]
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Finnis discusses law, with reference to natural law and natural rights, and practical reason. He also proposes a list of seven basic human goods:
- life,
- knowledge,
- practical reasonableness,
- play,
- aesthetic experience,
- friendship, and
- religion.[1]
Publication history[]
Natural Law and Natural Rights was first published in 1980 by Oxford University Press, as part of the Clarendon Law Series. A second edition was published in 2011.[2][3]
Reception[]
The philosopher Stephen Buckle described Finnis's list of proposed basic goods as plausible. However, he considered Finnis's account of the basic requirements of practical reasonableness more controversial, arguing that Finnis's requirement of "respect for every basic value in every act" was intended both to rule out consequentialism in ethics. He maintained that this undermined its plausibility.[4]
References[]
- ^ Finnis 2011, pp. 3–410.
- ^ George 2005, p. 303.
- ^ Finnis 2011, p. iv.
- ^ Buckle 1997, p. 171.
Bibliography[]
- Books
- Buckle, Stephen (1997). "Natural law". In Singer, Peter (ed.). A Companion to Ethics. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers. ISBN 0-631-18785-5.
- Finnis, John (2011). Natural Law and Natural Rights, Second Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199599141.
- George, Robert P. (2005). "Finnis, John". In Honderich, Ted (ed.). The Oxford Companion to Philosophy. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-926479-1.
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