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The Conceptions Of Self-Evidence In The Finnis Reconstruction Of Natural Law, Kevin P. Lee
The Conceptions Of Self-Evidence In The Finnis Reconstruction Of Natural Law, Kevin P. Lee
St. Mary's Law Journal
Finnis claims that his theory proceeds from seven basic principles of practical reason that are self-evidently true. While much has been written about the claim of self-evidence, this article considers it in relation to the rigorous claims of logic and mathematics. It argues that when considered in this light, Finnis equivocates in his use of the concept of self-evidence between the realist Thomistic conception and a purely formal, modern symbolic conception. Given his respect for the modern positivist separation of fact and value, the realism of the Thomistic conception cannot be the foundation for the natural law as Finnis would …
Nietzsche’S Place In Nineteenth Century German Philosophy, Michael S. Green
Nietzsche’S Place In Nineteenth Century German Philosophy, Michael S. Green
Michael S. Green
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Nietzsche’S Place In Nineteenth Century German Philosophy, Michael S. Green
Nietzsche’S Place In Nineteenth Century German Philosophy, Michael S. Green
Faculty Publications
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Peirce And Logicism: Notes Towards An Exposition, Susan Haack
Peirce And Logicism: Notes Towards An Exposition, Susan Haack
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Logic And Coercion In Bentham's Theory Of Law, David B. Lyons
Logic And Coercion In Bentham's Theory Of Law, David B. Lyons
Faculty Scholarship
Unlike conventional moral standards and other social rules, laws can be deliberately laid down and changed by specified procedures. It therefore seems reasonable to think of laws as issuing from or adopted by lawmakers who are ordinary human beings. Since laws tell us what must or must not be done, and since there is some temptation to understand all laws on the same pattern, it is natural to think of them as either commands or prohibitions. This is indeed a traditional view.