Western philosophy has long nurtured the hope to resolve moral
controversies through reason; thereby to secure moral direction and
human meaning without the need for a defining encounter with God or
the transcendent. The expectation is for a moral rationality that
is universal and able adequately to frame and guide the moral life.
Moral and cultural unity was sought though philosophical reflection
on human nature and the basic goods of a properly nurtured and
virtuous life that is, through appeal to what has come to be called
the natural law.
The natural law addresses permissible moral choice through
objective understandings of human nature and human goods. Persons
are obligated to act in ways that are compatible with creating and
integrating the basic human goods into their lives and the lives of
others. Such goods provide the basis for practical reasoning about
virtuous choices and immediate reasons for action. The goal is the
making of rational choices in the pursuit of a virtuous,
flourishing, human life. Natural law theorists have argued
extensively against human cloning, abortion, and same-gender
marriage.
Yet, whose assumptions regarding human nature should guide our
understanding of the basic goods that mark the full flourishing
human life? Moreover, why should nature, even human nature, be
thought of as a moral boundary beyond which one must not trespass?
Persons may wish actively to direct human evolution, utilizing the
tools of both imagination and biotechnology. Perhaps nature is
simply a challenge to be addressed, overcome, and set aside.
This volume is a critical exploration of natural law
theory."
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