Natural Law and Practical Rationality by Mark C Murphy
Natural law theory has 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 defence of a contemporary natural law theory of practical rationality, demonstrating its inherent plausibility and engaging systematically with rival egoist, consequentialist, Kantian and virtue accounts.-
Natural Law in Jurisprudence and Politics
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Permissible Killing
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Risks and Wrongs
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Punishment, Compensation, and Law
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Constitutionalism
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The Jurisprudential Foundations of Corporate and Commercial Law
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Consent to Sexual Relations
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Objectivity in Law and Morals
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A Common Law Theory of Judicial Review
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Norms in a Wired World
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In Harm's Way
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Judging in Good Faith
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The Path of the Law and its Influence
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Truth, Error, and Criminal Law
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Three Anarchical Fallacies
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Common Law Theory
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Justification Defenses and Just Convictions
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Moral Combat
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Legal Positivism in American Jurisprudence
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Philosophy and the Criminal Law
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Automatism, Insanity, and the Psychology of Criminal Responsibility
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Liability and Responsibility
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The Moral Conditions of Economic Efficiency
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Philosophy and the Law of Torts
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The Ethics of Deference
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New Essays in the Legal and Political Theory of Property
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Equality, Responsibility, and the Law
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Complicity
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Responsibility and Control
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Beyond Comparison
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Crimes against Humanity
"Murphy develops his ideas thoroughly, treats his critics fairly, and presents a well-argued, highly sophisticated case for his version on natural law" Theological Studies
"This book should and will be a focus of debate among those people who advocate various versions of natural right in moral, political, and legal philosophy...an important book that should be studied by all contemporary students of the issues it treats." The Thomist
"An impressive tour de force...Any philosopher doing work in contemporary ethics generally, as well as those doing work specifically in the areas of natural law and practical reason, will benefit enormously from grappling with the vigorous argumentation of this book." Review of Metaphysics
"This book should and will be a focus of debate among those people who advocate various versions of natural right in moral, political, and legal philosophy...an important book that should be studied by all contemporary students of the issues it treats." The Thomist
"An impressive tour de force...Any philosopher doing work in contemporary ethics generally, as well as those doing work specifically in the areas of natural law and practical reason, will benefit enormously from grappling with the vigorous argumentation of this book." Review of Metaphysics
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521802291 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521802296 |
| Title | Natural Law and Practical Rationality |
| Author | Mark C Murphy |
| Series | Cambridge Studies In Philosophy And Law |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2001-06-11 |
| Number of pages | 300 |
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