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Natural law is a perennial though poorly represented and understood issue in political philosophy and the philosophy of law. Mark C. Murphy argues that the central thesis of natural law jurisprudence--that law is backed by decisive reasons for compliance--sets the agenda for natural law political philosophy, which demonstrates how law gains its binding force by way of the common good of the political community. Murphy's work ranges over the central questions of natural law jurisprudence and political philosophy, including the formulation and defense of the natural law jurisprudential thesis, the nature of the common good, the connection between the promotion of the common good and requirement of obedience to law, and the justification of punishment.
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Natural Law in Jurisprudence and Politics In Natural Law in Jurisprudence and Politics, Mark C. Murphy argues that the central thesis of natural law jurisprudence – that law is backed by decisive reasons for compliance – sets the agenda for natural law political philosophy, which demonstrates how law gains its binding force by way of the common good of the political community. Murphy’s presentation in this book ranges over the central questions of natural law jurisprudence and political philosophy, including the formulation and defense of the natural law jurisprudential thesis, the nature of the common good, the connection between the promotion of the common good and requirement of obedience to law, and the justification of punishment. Mark C. Murphy is Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University. He is the author of Natural Law and Practical Rationality, An Essay on Divine Authority, and Philosophy of Law and is editor of Alasdair MacIntyre.
Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Law general editor: gerald postema (university of north carolina, chapel hill) advisory board Jules Coleman (Yale Law School) Antony Duff (University of Stirling) David Lyons (Boston University) Neil MacCormick (University of Edinburgh) Stephen R. Munzer (UCLA Law School) Phillip Pettit (Princeton University) Joseph Raz (University of Oxford) Jeremy Waldron (Columbia Law School) Some other books in the series: Larry Alexander (ed.): Constitutionalism Peter Benson (ed.): The Theory of Contract Law: New Essays Steven J. Burton: Judging in Good Faith Steven J. Burton (ed.): “The Path of the Law” and Its Influence: The Legacy of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Jules Coleman: Risks and Wrongs Jules Coleman and Allan Buchanan (eds.): In Harm’s Way: Essays in Honor of Joel Feinberg R. A. Duff (ed.): Philosophy and the Criminal Law William Edmundson: Three Anarchical Fallacies: An Essay on Political Authority John Fischer and Mark Ravizza: Responsibility and Control R. G. Frey and Christopher W. Morris (eds.): Liability and Responsibility: Essays in Law and Morals Steven A. Hetcher: Norms in a Wired World Heidi M. Hurd: Moral Combat Jody S. Kraus and Steven D. Walt (eds.): The Jurisprudential Foundations of Corporate and Commercial Law Christopher Kutz: Complicity: Ethics and Law for a Collective Age Timothy Machlem: Beyond Comparison: Sex and Discrimination Larry May: Crimes Against Humanity: A Normative Account Stephen R. Munzer: A Theory of Property David Reiff: Punishment, Compensation, and Law Arthur Ripstein: Equality, Responsibility, and the Law Robert F. Schopp: Automatism, Insanity, and the Psychology of Criminal Responsibility Robert F. Schopp: Justification Defenses and Just Convictions Warren F. Schwartz (ed.): Justice in Immigration Anthony Sebok: Legal Postivism in American Jurisprudence Philip Soper: The Ethics of Deference Suzanne Uniacke: Permissible Killing: The Self-Defense Justification of Homicide
Natural Law in Jurisprudence and Politics Mark C. Murphy Georgetown University
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