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The Defence of Natural Law

A Study of the Ideas of Law and Justice in the Writings of Lon L. Fuller, Michael Oakeshot, F. A. Hayek, Ronald Dworkin and John Finnis

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  1. Charles Covell
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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction: Modern Legal Philosophy

    • Charles Covell
    Pages 1-29

  3. Lon L. Fuller and the Defence of Natural Law

    • Charles Covell
    Pages 30-70

  4. Michael Oakeshott and F. A. Hayek: Natural Law and the Philosophy of Liberal Conservatism

    • Charles Covell
    Pages 71-144

  5. Ronald Dworkin: Legal Philosophy and the Liberal Theory of Justice

    • Charles Covell
    Pages 145-195

  6. John Finnis: Thomism and the Philosophy of Natural Law

    • Charles Covell
    Pages 196-225

  7. Conclusion

    • Charles Covell
    Pages 226-241

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 242-279
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About this book

The Defence of Natural Law comprises a study of the philosophies of law expounded by Lon L. Fuller, Michael Oakeshott, F.A. Hayek, Ronald Dworkin and John Finnis. The work of these theorists is situated in relation to the modern tradition in legal philosophy. In this way, it is demonstrated that the theorists adhered closely to the natural law standpoint in legal philosophy, while also defending the particular view of the proper functions of law and the state that distinguished the tradition of modern liberalism.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Defence of Natural Law

  • Book Subtitle: A Study of the Ideas of Law and Justice in the Writings of Lon L. Fuller, Michael Oakeshot, F. A. Hayek, Ronald Dworkin and John Finnis

  • Authors: Charles Covell

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-22359-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Charles Covell 1992

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-312-08394-6Due: 20 October 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-22361-9Published: 01 January 1992

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-22359-6Published: 27 July 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 279

  • Topics: Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Political Theory, Philosophy of Law

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