Natural Law and Practical Rationality

By:

Mark C. Murphy

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Hardback

Series:

Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Law

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Natural law theory has recently been undergoing a revival, especially in political philosophy and jurisprudence. Yet, most fundamentally, natural law theory is not a political theory, but a moral theory, or more accurately a theory of practical rationality. According to the natural law account of practical rationality, the basic reasons for actions are basic goods that are grounded in the nature of human beings. Practical rationality aims to identify and characterize reasons for action and to explain how choice between actions worth performing can be appropriately governed by rational standards. These standards are justified by reference to features of the human goods that are the fundamental reasons for action. This book is a defense of a contemporary natural law theory of practical rationality, demonstrating its inherent plausibility and engaging systematically with rival egoist, consequentialist, Kantian and virtue accounts.

Release date NZ

June 11th, 2001

Author

Mark C. Murphy

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Pages

300

Series

Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Law

Dimensions

152x229x21

ISBN-13

9780521802291

Product ID

2474979

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