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The Collected Essays of John Finnis in 5 Volumes

The Collected Essays of John Finnis in 5 Volumes

Author: John Finnis
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199580040
Published In: April 2011
Format: Hardback (5 volumes)
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Provides access to the full range of John Finnis's work across legal, political, and moral philosophy, and theology
Includes thirty-three essays published here for the first time
The essays engage with the central intellectual currents shaping modern ethical and political debates, from the foundational to the practical level
Each volume features an original introduction by the author drawing together his work on the area

For over forty years John Finnis has pioneered the development of a new classical theory of natural law, a systematic philosophical explanation of human life that offers an integrated account of personal identity, practical reason, morality, political community, and law. The core of Finnis' theory, articulated in his seminal work Natural Law and Natural Rights, has profoundly influenced later work in the philosophy of law and practical reason, while his contributions to the ethical debates surrounding nuclear deterrence, abortion, and sexual morality have been a powerful, and controversial exposition of the practical implications of his theory of natural law.

The Collected Essays of John Finnis brings together 106 papers, including nearly two dozen previously unpublished works. Thematically arranged, the five volumes provide ready access to his contributions across central areas of modern practical philosophy - the philosophy of practical reason; the philosophy of personal identity and intention; political philosophy; the philosophy of law; and the philosophy of revelation and the role of religion in public life. Fully cross-referenced, cross-indexed, and introduced by the author, the Collected Essays reveal the connections and coherence of the different branches of Finnis' work, showing the full picture of his philosophical contribution for the first time.

Covering topics from self-refutation and discourse ethics to evolution and religion, and the adoption of Bills of Rights, the work in these volumes offer a unique insight into the intellectual currents and political debates that have transformed major areas of public morality and law over the last half century. Together with the new edition of Natural Law and Natural Rights, they will be an essential resource for all those engaged with the philosophy of law and broader questions in practical philosophy.

Readership: Scholars and students of the philosophy of law, moral and political philosophy, theology, religious ethics, and the modern history of the catholic church.

Reason in Action: Collected Essays Volume I
Intention and Identity: Collected Essays Volume II
Human Rights and Common Good: Collected Essays Volume III
Philosophy of Law: Collected Essays Volume IV
Religion and Public Reasons: Collected Essays Volume V

John Finnis, Professor of Law and Legal Philosophy Emeritus at Oxford University and Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame

John Finnis is Professor of Law and Legal Philosophy at the University of Oxford, and a Fellow of University College. He is Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame.

"Each of the eighteen essays included in this first volume is worthy of pursuit. There are treatments of free speech, public reason, legal, reasoning, and practical reason's foundations... None is without merit." - Jude P. Dougherty, Review of Metaphysics