Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory (Research Handbooks in Legal Theory series)

"This thought-provoking Research Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of current research on natural law theory in ethics, politics and law, demonstrating the rigour and versatility of the tradition and offering an up-to-date picture of these ideas in the 21st century. Featuring contributions from leading international scholars in disciplines from law and government to philosophy and religious studies, the Handbook explores both the philosophical foundations of natural law thinking and its practical implications for law, politics and governance. Chapters showcase the breadth and diversity of contemporary natural law thought, going beyond the dominant Catholic and Thomist perspectives to investigate natural law ideas in a variety of religious and cultural traditions, such as Judaism, Islam and Confucianism, as well as African American and feminist theory. The Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory will prove an invaluable resource for scholars and students of law, legal theory, philosophy, politics and government, as well as theology and religious studies, who wish to engage with current thinking on natural law and its relevance to their fields. Legal practitioners and experts in public policy will also find its varied perspectives useful"-- Provided by publisher [9781788110037 - Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory] Copyright 2 [9781788110037 - Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory] Contents 3 [9781788110037 - Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory] Contributors 5 [9781788110037 - Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory] Preface 7 [9781788110037 - Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory] The natural law outlook 9 [9781788110037 - Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory] Aristotle as natural law theorist 20 [9781788110037 - Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory] Stoic natural law as Right Reason 38 [9781788110037 - Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory] St. Augustine on natural law 64 [9781788110037 - Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory] God, Aquinas, and natural law theory_ the question of natural kinds 83 [9781788110037 - Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory] John Calvins natural law theory 100 [9781788110037 - Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory] Some modern conceptions of natural law 112 [9781788110037 - Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory] Natural law in Judaism 136 [9781788110037 - Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory] Natural law in Islam from theological and legal perspectives 154 [9781788110037 - Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory] Natural law in Confucianism 170 [9781788110037 - Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory] Natural law and biblical law 187 [9781788110037 - Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory] Natural law and Reformed theology 210 [9781788110037 - Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory] Black natural law 229 [9781788110037 - Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory] Luce Irigaray on women and natural law 242 [9781788110037 - Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory] Incommensurable goods 258 [9781788110037 - Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory] Virtue and natural law 272 [9781788110037 - Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory] Natural law and imagination 283 [9781788110037 - Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory] Intelligibility, practical reason and the common good 301 [9781788110037 - Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory] Natural law and natural justice_ a Thomistic perspective 309 [9781788110037 - Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory] Natural law and physics_ the state of nature 331 [9781788110037 - Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory] Natural law, the common good and the state 353 [9781788110037 - Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory] Natural law and federalism 375 [9781788110037 - Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory] The principle of subsidiarity 394 [9781788110037 - Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory] Natural law and constitutional reasoning 408 [9781788110037 - Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory] The nature of law 423 [9781788110037 - Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory] Index 433 This thought-provoking Research Handbook provides a snapshot of current research on natural law theory in ethics, politics and law, showcasing the breadth and diversity of contemporary natural law thought. The Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory examines topics such as foundational figures in Western natural law theory, natural law ideas in a variety of religious and cultural traditions, normative foundations of natural law, as well as issues of law and governance. Featuring contributions by leading international scholars, this Research Handbook offers a valuable resource for scholars in law, philosophy, religious studies and related fields.