Ethical theory today (at least in the English-speaking world) is dominated by utilitarianism
and by deontological theories (which draw on the work of Kant). We also find, though to a …

It is no longer news that natural law theory has undergone a revival in the past three
decades or so, largely, but not exclusively, in consequence of the work of Germain Grisez …

IN A RECENT overview of contemporary metaethics, Bernard Williams curtly asserts that
“moral theories are standardly presented as falling into three basic types, centering …

This is a rich and timely collection, comprising fifteen erudite reflections on everything from
ancient to cutting-edge contemporary forms of natural law. It is an accessible volume …

A just-so story about the origin of natural law ethics (NLE) might go like this. We are
everywhere faced with rules and norms of conduct: show up to work on time, obey traffic …

These words were written by Bertrand Russell who bitterly regarded pragmatism,
behaviourism, psychologism and relativityphysics as a “whole host of enemies of truth” 2 …

What role does reason play in determining what, if anything, is morally right? What role does
morality play in law? Perhaps the most controversial answer to these fundamental questions …

Theological ethics is drawn to natural law for two fundamental reasons. First, it advances a
form of moral realism which affirms that moral standards are based in reality, and in this …

The subtitle of this book is suggestive, for one can avoid debating moral realism in several
ways. Hume and Kant might first be understood as having avoided debating moral realism …