Author : John Locke
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 17,74 MB
Release : 2008-01-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780801474590
John Locke's untitled manuscript "Questions Concerning the Law of Nature" (1664) was his only work focused on the subject of natural law, a circumstance that is especially surprising since his published writings touch on the subject frequently, if inconclusively. Containing a substantial apparatus criticus, this new edition of Locke's manuscript is faithful to Locke's original intentions.
Author : John Locke
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 16,75 MB
Release : 2018-09-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1501728237
John Locke's untitled manuscript "Questions Concerning the Law of Nature" (1664) was his only work focused on the subject of natural law, a circumstance that is especially surprising since his published writings touch on the subject frequently, if inconclusively. Containing a substantial apparatus criticus, this new edition of Locke's manuscript is faithful to Locke's original intentions.
Author : John W. Carroll
Publisher :
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 26,2 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780822958529
As a subject of inquiry, laws of nature exist in the overlap between metaphysics and the philosophy of science. Over the past three decades, this area of study has become increasingly central to the philosophy of science. It also has relevance to a variety of topics in metaphysics, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, and epistemology. Readings on Laws of Nature is the first anthology to offer a contemporary history of the problem of laws. The book is organized around three key issues: the matter of distinguishing laws from mere correlations, questions concerning inductive reasoning and laws, and the consideration of whether there are any true laws in science. Designed for class use, the anthology covers a remarkably broad range of views and concerns, and consists exclusively of articles that have proved highly influential in the field. Readings on Laws of Nature will also serve as a valuable research and reference tool for philosophers who do not specialize in the subject, but who have occasion to examine concepts relating to the laws of nature in their own work.
Author : Walter R. Ott
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 42,48 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0198746776
Twelve brand-new essays by an international team of leading philosophers examine central questions on the laws of nature, such as: what is the origin of the concept of a law of nature? How much does it owe to theology and metaphysics? And, are there exceptions to the laws of nature?
Author : Marc Lange
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 50,4 MB
Release : 2009-07-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 019974503X
What distinguishes laws of nature from ordinary facts? What are the "lawmakers": the facts in virtue of which the laws are laws? How can laws be necessary, yet contingent? Lange provocatively argues that laws are distinguished by their necessity, which is grounded in primitive subjunctive facts, while also providing a non-technical and accessible survey of the field.
Author : Michela Massimi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 45,30 MB
Release : 2017-03-16
Category : History
ISBN : 1107120985
This volume of new essays explores Kant's views on the laws of nature.
Author : Robert Greene
Publisher : Robert Greene
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 29,18 MB
Release :
Category : Self-Help
ISBN :
SUMMARY: This book is If you’ve ever wondered about human behavior, wonder no more. In The Laws of Human Nature, Greene takes a look at 18 laws that reveal who we are and why we do the things we do. Humans are complex beings, but Greene uses these laws to strip human nature down to its bare bones. Every law that he presents is supported by a real-life historical account, with an insightful twist to drive the point home. As you read the book, don’t be surprised if you get the feeling that everyone you know, including yourself, is described in the book! DISCLAIMER: This is an UNOFFICIAL summary and not the original book. It is designed to record all the key points of the original book.
Author : Tony Burns
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 37,98 MB
Release : 2011-10-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1441107169
Aristotle and Natural Law lays out a new theoretical approach which distinguishes between the notions of 'interpretation,' 'appropriation,' 'negotiation' and 'reconstruction' of the meaning of texts and their component concepts. These categories are then deployed in an examination of the role which the concept of natural law is used by Aristotle in a number of key texts. The book argues that Aristotle appropriated the concept of natural law, first formulated by the defenders of naturalism in the 'nature versus convention debate' in classical Athens. Thereby he contributed to the emergence and historical evolution of the meaning of one of the most important concept in the lexicon of Western political thought. Aristotle and Natural Law argues that Aristotle's ethics is best seen as a certain type of natural law theory which does not allow for the possibility that individuals might appeal to natural law in order to criticize existing laws and institutions. Rather its function is to provide them with a philosophical justification from the standpoint of Aristotle's metaphysics.
Author : Andrew Forsyth
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 21,52 MB
Release : 2019-04-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 110847697X
Presents an ambitious narrative and fresh re-assessment of common law and natural law's varied interactions in America, 1630 to 1930.
Author : J. Budziszewski
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 43,93 MB
Release : 2014-09-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1316060942
Natural moral law stands at the center of Western ethics and jurisprudence and plays a leading role in interreligious dialogue. Although the greatest source of the classical natural law tradition is Thomas Aquinas's Treatise on Law, the Treatise is notoriously difficult, especially for nonspecialists. J. Budziszewski has made this formidable work luminous. This book - the first classically styled, line-by-line commentary on the Treatise in centuries - reaches out to philosophers, theologians, social scientists, students, and general readers alike. Budziszewski shows how the Treatise facilitates a dialogue between author and reader. Explaining and expanding upon the text in light of modern philosophical developments, he expounds this work of the great thinker not by diminishing his reasoning, but by amplifying it.
