Narrative, Nature, and the Natural Law : From Aquinas to International Human Rights

Beginning With Saint Thomas Aquinas And Ending With The Latest Developments In International Human Rights, Narrative, Nature, And The Natural Law: From Aquinas To International Human Rights, Brings A Fairly Traditional Interpretation Of The Natural Law To Some Rather Untraditional Problems And Areas, Including Evolutionary Natural Law. The Term Traditional Interpretation Refers Not To The Religious Or Ideological Perspective Of The Book, But Rather To The View That Natural Law Is Written On The Heart. Untraditional Is The Way The Book Uses Narrative Theory To Put Feelings Into Words, And Words Into Feelings. In Other Words, Stories, Rather Than Argument, Become The Basic Unit Of The Natural Law. Introduction -- Saint Thomas : Putting Nature Into Natural Law -- Maritain And The Love For The Natural Law -- The New Natural Law And Evolutionary Natural Law -- International Human Rights, Natural Law, And Locke -- Conclusion : Evil And The Limits Of The Natural Law. C. Fred Alford. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 8 1 Introduction......Page 12 2 Saint Thomas: Putting Nature into Natural Law......Page 32 3 Maritain and the Love for the Natural Law......Page 60 4 The New Natural Law and Evolutionary Natural Law......Page 94 5 International Human Rights, Natural Law, and Locke......Page 118 6 Conclusion: Evil and the Limits of the Natural Law......Page 146 Notes......Page 160 References......Page 170 B......Page 180 E......Page 181 H......Page 182 L......Page 183 N......Page 184 R......Page 185 T......Page 186 W......Page 187