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Contemporary perspectives on natural law [electronic resource]

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This book is a major contribution to the renewed interest in natural law. It provides the reader with a comprehensive overview of natural law, both from a historical and a systematic point of view. It ranges from the mediaeval synthesis of Aquinas through the early modern elaborations of natural law, up to current discussions on the very possibility and practical relevance of natural law theory for the contemporary mind.

Title Contemporary perspectives on natural law [electronic resource] : natural law as a limiting concept / edited by Ana Marta González.
Publisher Aldershot, Hants, England
Burlington, VT : Ashgate
Creation Date c2008
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references.
English
Content Cover
Contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
PART 1 THE CONCEPT OF NATURAL LAW
PART 2 HISTORICAL STUDIES
PART 3 CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES ABOUT NATURAL LAW
PART 4 NATURAL LAW AND SCIENCE
Index of Names
Index of Subjects
Extent 1 online resource (335 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010710762705171
MARC RECORDS
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