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A History of Natural Law: From the Ancient World to the New Aristotelianism

Name: A History of Natural Law: From the Ancient World to the New Aristotelianism
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9781009506380
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Author: William M.R. Simpson; Justin Buckley Dyer
ISBN: 9781009506380

Edited by William M.R. Simpson · Justin Buckley Dyer

Coming Soon Cambridge University Press Available December 2026

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ISBN-13: 9781009506380
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: December 2026
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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What is the moral foundation of human rights, justice, and the rule of law? In a time of deep cultural and political division, this volume charts the rich history of one of the most enduring ideas in Western thought: that moral and legal norms are rooted in human nature and accessible to reason. Spanning ancient, medieval, early modern, and contemporary traditions-including Islamic and African-American perspectives-the volume shows how Natural Law has evolved and how it continues to shape debates in ethics, politics, and jurisprudence.

With chapters on Aristotle, Aquinas, Grotius, Locke, and the American Founders, as well as modern voices like Jacques Maritain and Martin Luther King, it offers both historical depth and philosophical clarity. Essential reading for students and scholars in philosophy, law, theology, and political theory, it invites readers to rediscover a tradition that speaks urgently to the moral challenges of our time.

Introduction

William M. R. Simpson and Justin B. Dyer

1. Natural law in Plato, Aristotle and the Stoics

Susan Sauvé Meyer and Brad Inwood

2. Natural law in the Roman world

Jed W. Atkins

3. Natural law in early Islam

Karen Taliaferro

4. Natural law in early scholasticism

Jean Porter

5. Natural law and eternal law in Aquinas

Colleen McCluskey

6. Natural law in the late middle ages

Thomas Osborne

7. Natural law in the school of Salamanca

Thomas Izbicki

8. Natural law in Grotius and Pufendorf

Jonathan Price

9. Natural law in Hobbes and Locke

Diego Lucci

10. Natural law and the American founding

Justin Buckley Dyer and Vincent Phillip Muñoz

11. Natural law and the neo-scholastic revival

Romanus Cessario, OP

12. The post-war natural law revival

Candace Terman

13. The African American natural law tradition

Vincent W. Lloyd

14. Natural law and contemporary ethics

Matthew Shea

15. The new natural law theory

Melissa Moschella

16. Natural law and the new Aristotelianism

Daniel D. De Haan and William M. R. Simpson

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