The Cambridge Companion to Natural Law Ethics

How do ethical norms relate to human nature? This comprehensive and interdisciplinary volume surveys the latest thinking on natural law.

Tom Angier (Edited by)

9781108435611, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 7 November 2019

356 pages
22.7 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.5 kg

'This collection of essays makes a solid contribution to studies in natural law ethics. The authors capably cover a wide swath of philosophical, historical, and thematic ground.' Daniel A. Morris, Journal of Moral Theology

Natural law ethics centres on the idea that ethical norms derive from human nature. The field has seen a remarkable revival since the millennium, with new work in Aristotelian metaphysics complementing innovative applied work in bioethics, economics and political theory. Starting with three chapters on the history of natural law ethics, this volume moves on to various twentieth-century theoretical innovations in the tradition, and then to natural law as embedded in the three Abrahamic faiths. It closes with sections on applied natural law ethics and the challenges and prospects for natural law ethics in the twenty-first century. Uniquely interdisciplinary and written without technical jargon, the book will be of great interest to students and researchers in philosophy, theology, political theory and economics. They will find this the go-to resource for cutting-edge thinking in natural law ethics.

Introduction Tom Angier
Part I. The History of Natural Law Ethics: 1. The stoics Philipp Brüllmann
2. Thomas Aquinas Steven Jensen
3. Grotius and Pufendorf Johan Olsthoorn
Part II. The Revival of Natural Law Ethics: 4. The new natural law theory Patrick Lee
5. Neo-Aristotelian ethical naturalism Jennifer Frey
Part III. Natural Law Ethics and Religion: 6. Natural law in Judaism Tamar Rudavsky
7. Natural law in Catholic Christianity Tracey Rowland
8. Natural law in Protestant Christianity Jennifer Herdt
9. Natural law in Islam Anver Emon
Part IV. Applied Natural Law Ethics: 10. Bioethics and natural law Jacqueline Laing
11. Economics and natural law Samuel Gregg
12. Political theory and natural law Christopher Wolfe
Part V. Natural Law Ethics: Challenges and Prospects: 13. Challenges facing natural law ethics Sophie Grace Chappell
14. Natural law ethics and the revival of Aristotelian metaphysics Edward Feser
15. Prospects for natural law ethics in the twenty-first century Tom Angier
Works cited
Index.

Subject Areas: Philosophy of religion [HRAB], Ethics & moral philosophy [HPQ]