Charles Covell

The Defence of Natural Law

A Study of the Ideas of Law and Justice in the Writings of Lon L. Fuller, Michael Oakeshot, F. A. Hayek, Ronald Dworkin and John Finnis

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Produktbeschreibung

The Defence of Natural Law comprises a study of the philosophies of law expounded by Lon L. Fuller, Michael Oakeshott, F.A. Hayek, Ronald Dworkin and John Finnis. The work of these theorists is situated in relation to the modern tradition in legal philosophy. In this way, it is demonstrated that the theorists adhered closely to the natural law standpoint in legal philosophy, while also defending the particular view of the proper functions of law and the state that distinguished the tradition of modern liberalism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Nature Singapore
• 1992 edition
• Seitenzahl: 279
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 1992
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780312083946
• ISBN-10: 0312083947
• Artikelnr.: 44688785

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Modern Legal Philosophy
Lon L. Fuller and the Defence of Natural Law
Michael Oakeshott and F.A. Hayek: Natural Law and the Philosophy of Liberal Conservatism
Ronald Dworkin: Legal Philosophy and the Liberal Theory of Justice
John Finnis: Thomism and the Philosophy of Natural Law
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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Preface - Acknowledgements - Introduction: Modern Legal Philosophy - Lon L. Fuller and the Defence of Natural Law - Michael Oakeshott and F.A. Hayek: Natural Law and the Philosophy of Liberal Conservatism - Ronald Dworkin: Legal Philosophy and the Liberal Theory of Justice - John Finnis: Thomism and the Philosophy of Natural Law - Conclusion - Notes - Bibliography - Index