The Natural Law: A Study in Legal and Social History and Philosophy
Type
Book
Authors
Category
Ethics
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Publication Year
1964
Publisher
B. Herder, United States
Pages
290
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Description
Just human laws, whether city ordinances or legislative statues or constitutional provisions or international treaties, have their ultimate root in the very nature of things. This basis is ascertained by human reason. We call it natural law. All other laws for men's behavior to one another must accord with this natural law, a knowledge of the natural law and its principles is needed.
This book provides an admirable background for this study in the first part, which deals with the history of the idea of natural law. The author then proceeds to discuss the philosophy and content of the natural law.
The following titles of a few chapters (X-XIV) indicate the scope of the treatment.
The Structure of the Sciences
The Nature of Law
Morality and Law
The Content of the Natural Law
Natural Law and Positive Law
Taken from the front inside flap.
Translated by Thomas R Hanley, OSB, PhD.
This book provides an admirable background for this study in the first part, which deals with the history of the idea of natural law. The author then proceeds to discuss the philosophy and content of the natural law.
The following titles of a few chapters (X-XIV) indicate the scope of the treatment.
The Structure of the Sciences
The Nature of Law
Morality and Law
The Content of the Natural Law
Natural Law and Positive Law
Taken from the front inside flap.
Translated by Thomas R Hanley, OSB, PhD.
Number of Copies
2
