Natural Law and Natural Rights
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Natural Law and Natural Rights is a seminal 1980 work of legal and moral philosophy by John Finnis that revitalizes the natural law tradition by grounding law and ethics in basic human goods and practical reason.
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| Natural Law and Natural Rights canonical | 5 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Natural Law and Natural Rights Context triple: [John Finnis, notableWork, Natural Law and Natural Rights]
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A.
Natural Right and History
Natural Right and History is a seminal 1953 work of political philosophy by Leo Strauss that critiques modern historicism and positivism while defending the classical notion of natural right.
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Foundations of Natural Right
Foundations of Natural Right is a seminal philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops a theory of law, rights, and the state grounded in his transcendental idealism.
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C.
Thomas Hobbes and the Natural Law Tradition
Thomas Hobbes and the Natural Law Tradition is a scholarly work by Norberto Bobbio that analyzes Hobbes’s political philosophy within the framework of natural law theory.
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D.
Jus naturae methodo scientifica pertractatum
Jus naturae methodo scientifica pertractatum is a major work of early modern philosophy in which Christian Wolff systematically develops natural law using a rigorous, quasi-mathematical method.
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E.
Doctrine of Right
The Doctrine of Right is the part of Immanuel Kant’s moral philosophy that systematically analyzes the principles of law, justice, and external freedom within a rightful civil and political order.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Natural Law and Natural Rights Target entity description: Natural Law and Natural Rights is a seminal 1980 work of legal and moral philosophy by John Finnis that revitalizes the natural law tradition by grounding law and ethics in basic human goods and practical reason.
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A.
Natural Right and History
Natural Right and History is a seminal 1953 work of political philosophy by Leo Strauss that critiques modern historicism and positivism while defending the classical notion of natural right.
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B.
Foundations of Natural Right
Foundations of Natural Right is a seminal philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops a theory of law, rights, and the state grounded in his transcendental idealism.
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C.
Thomas Hobbes and the Natural Law Tradition
Thomas Hobbes and the Natural Law Tradition is a scholarly work by Norberto Bobbio that analyzes Hobbes’s political philosophy within the framework of natural law theory.
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D.
Jus naturae methodo scientifica pertractatum
Jus naturae methodo scientifica pertractatum is a major work of early modern philosophy in which Christian Wolff systematically develops natural law using a rigorous, quasi-mathematical method.
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E.
Doctrine of Right
The Doctrine of Right is the part of Immanuel Kant’s moral philosophy that systematically analyzes the principles of law, justice, and external freedom within a rightful civil and political order.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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work of legal philosophy ⓘ work of moral philosophy ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
law
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philosophy ⓘ |
| aimsTo | revitalize the natural law tradition ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
law and ethics are grounded in basic human goods
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legal obligation is connected to moral obligation ⓘ moral norms can be derived from principles of practical reasonableness ⓘ there are objective basic goods knowable by reason ⓘ unjust laws lack full moral authority ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New Natural Law theory
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linked to:
new natural law theory
|
| author | John Finnis ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
basic human goods
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common good ⓘ moral norms ⓘ natural rights ⓘ practical reason ⓘ practical reasonableness ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| critiques | legal positivism ⓘ |
| field |
ethics
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philosophy of law ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| hasEdition | later revised editions ⓘ |
| hasPart |
account of authority and law
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analysis of practical reasonableness ⓘ critique of legal positivism ⓘ discussion of justice and rights ⓘ theory of natural rights ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Thomas Aquinas
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linked to:
St. Thomas Aquinas
classical natural law tradition ⓘ |
| introduces | a list of basic human goods ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influencing contemporary natural law theorists
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systematic restatement of natural law theory in the late 20th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Clarendon Press
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linked to:
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| subject |
ethics
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jurisprudence ⓘ legal philosophy ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ natural law theory ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Catholic moral theology discussions
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legal theory scholarship ⓘ moral philosophy debates ⓘ |
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