Natural law and the ethics of traditions / Joseph Boyle -- Natural law and human nature / Robert P. George -- Natural law and virtue : theories at cross purposes / Russell Hittinger -- Truth, natural law, and ethical theory / Jeffrey Stout -- Natural law and the separation of law and morals / Neil MacCormick -- Natural law and legal reasoning / John Finnis -- The irrelevance of moral objectivity / Jeremy Waldron -- Law as a functional kind / Michael S. Moore -- That 'Nature herself has placed in our ears a power of judging' : some reflections on the 'Naturalism' of Cicero / Hadley Arkes -- Natural law and rights / Lloyd L. Weinreb -- Formalism and the rule of law / Joseph Raz -- Why legal formalism / Ernest J. Weinrib.
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"Natural law theory is enjoying a revival of interest in a variety of scholarly disciplines including law, philosophy, political science, and theology and religious studies. This volume presents twelve original essays by leading natural law theorists and their critics. The contributors discuss natural law theories of law and legal reasoning, the rule of law, politics, and morality. Readers will get a clear sense of the wide diversity of viewpoints represented among contemporary theorists, and an opportunity to evaluate the arguments and counterarguments exchanged in the current debates between natural law theorists and their critics."--Jacket.