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John Finnis is a pioneer in the development of a new yet classically-grounded theory of natural law. His work offers a systematic philosophy of practical reasoning and moral choosing that addresses the great questions of the rational foundations of ethical judgments, the identification of moral norms, human agency, and the freedom of the will, personal identity, the common good, the role and functions of law, the meaning of justice, and the relationship of morality and politics toreligion and the life of faith. The core of Finnis' theory, articulated in his seminal work Natural Law and Natural
Natural law. --- Law --- Ethics. --- Philosophy. --- Finnis, John. --- Deontology --- Ethics, Primitive --- Ethology --- Moral philosophy --- Morality --- Morals --- Philosophy, Moral --- Science, Moral --- Philosophy --- Values --- Jurisprudence --- Law of nature (Law) --- Natural rights --- Nature, Law of (Law) --- Rights, Natural --- Finnis, John
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"This volume presents a selection of previously published essays by Joseph Boyle, a crucial contributor to 20th century Catholic moral philosophy through his development of the New Classical Natural Law Theory." Is determinism self-refuting? -- Reasons for action : evaluative cognitions that underlie motivations -- Free choice, incomparably valuable options, and incommensurable categories of good -- Being reasonable in choosing among incommensurable goods -- On the most fundamental principle of morality -- Double effect and a certain type of embryotomy -- Toward understanding the principle of double effect -- Intention, permissibility, and the structure of agency -- An immoral kind of deterrence -- Traditional just war theory and humanitarian intervention -- Natural law, ownership, and the world's natural resources -- Fairness in holdings : a natural law account of property and welfare rights -- Personal responsibility and freedom in health care : a contemporary natural law perspective -- A case for sometimes tube-feeding patients in persistent vegetative state -- Against "assisted death."
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