Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 -
|
Buy Now
The Tradition of Natural Law - A Philosopher's Reflections (Paperback)
Loot Price: R966
Discovery Miles 9 660
|
|
The Tradition of Natural Law - A Philosopher's Reflections (Paperback)
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
The tradition of natural law is one of the foundations of Western
civilization. At its heart is the conviction that there is an
objective and universal justice which transcends humanity's
particular expressions of justice. It asserts that there are
certain ways of behaving which are appropriate to humanity simply
by virtue of the fact that we are all human beings. Recent
political debates indicate that it is not a tradition that has gone
unchallenged: in fact, the opposition is as old as the tradition
itself. By distinguishing between philosophy and ideology, by
recalling the historical adventures of natural law, and by
reviewing the theoretical problems involved in the doctrine, Simon
clarifies much of the confusion surrounding this perennial debate.
He tackles the questions raised by the application of natural law
with skill and honesty as he faces the difficulties of the subject.
Simon warns against undue optimism in a revival of interest in
natural law and insists that the study of natural law beings with
the analysis of "the law of the land." He writes not as a
polemicist but as a philosopher, and he writes of natural law with
the same force, conciseness, lucidity and simplicity which have
distinguished all his other works.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.