Natural law and natural rights

Author: Finnis
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Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This book is divided into three parts. The first part reviews analytical jurisprudence over the past century and clarifies the dependence of all descriptive social sciences on the evaluation of theorists. The second part elaborates on these aspects in ten carefully constructed chapters: the basic human goods and the necessary conditions of practical reason, community, and the "common good"; justice; the logical structure of discourse on rights, etc. The final part discusses "