Reason, Morality, and Law: The Philosophy of John Finnis PDF

Robert P. George ist McCormick-Professor für Rechtswissenschaft und Direktor des James-Madison-Programms für amerikanische Ideale und Institutionen. Er war Vorsitzender der United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) und davor Mitglied des President's Council on Bioethics und als Präsidentschaftskandidat der United States Commission on Civil Rights tätig. Er hat auch als U.S. Mitglied der UNESCO-Weltkommission für Ethik des wissenschaftlichen Wissens und der Technologie (COMEST). Er ist ehemaliger Judicial Fellow am Supreme Court der Vereinigten Staaten, wo er den Justice Tom C. Clark Award erhielt. Als Absolvent des Swarthmore College hält er J.D. und M.T.S. Abschlüsse der Harvard University und die Abschlüsse D.Phil., B.C.L., D.C.L. und D.Litt. von der Universität Oxford. Er war Gastprofessor an der Harvard Law School und ist Mitglied des Council on Foreign Relations.

Reason, Morality, and Law: The Philosophy of John Finnis pdf von Robert Peter George

John Finnis is a pioneer in the development of a new yet classically-grounded theory of natural law. His work offers a systematic philosophy of practical reasoning and moral choosing that addresses the great questions of the rational foundations of ethical judgments, the identification of moral norms, human agency, and the freedom of the will, personal identity, the common good, the role and functions of law, the meaning of justice, and the relationship of morality and politics to religion and the life of faith. The core of Finnis' theory, articulated in his seminal work Natural Law and Natural Rights, has profoundly influenced later work in the philosophy of law and moral and political philosophy, while his contributions to the ethical debates surrounding nuclear deterrence, abortion, euthanasia, sexual morality, and religious freedom have powerfully demonstrated the practical implications of his natural law theory. This volume, which gathers eminent moral, legal, and political philosophers, and theologians to engage with John Finnis' work, offers the first sustained, critical study of Finnis' contribution across the range of disciplines in which rational and morally upright choosing is a central concern. It includes a substantial response from Finnis himself, in which he comments on each of their 27 essays and defends and develops his ideas and arguments.