A vindication of politics on the common good and human flourishing

Natural law political theory grounds the authority of law in the law's capacity to advance the common good, but questions about what this common good is and how it relates to political life remain highly contested. The influential new natural law theory of John Finnis reduces political associat...

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Other Authors: Wright, Matthew D., autor (autor)
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas [2019]
Series:American political thought
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  • Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Critical Assessment of Finnis's Instrumentality Thesis 2. Familial Good 3. Formal Characteristics of Political Association 4. Civic Friendship: Paradox and Possibility 5. Political Culture as an Intrinsic Good Conclusion