Aquinas and Modern Law

Abstract

Contents: Introduction, James Bernard Murphy Bibliography Part I Introduction to Aquinas: On reading the Summa: an introduction to Saint Thomas Aquinas, Otto Bird. Part II The Problems of Natural Law: Recent criticism of natural law theory, Robert P. George The metaphysical presuppositions of natural law in Thomas Aquinas: a new look at some old questions, Anthony Lisska. Part III Law and Morality: A question about law, Mortimer J. Adler The scholastic theory of moral law in the modern world, Alan Donagan Aquinasa (TM)s two pedagogies a reconsideration of the relation between law and moral virtue, Mary M. Keys. Part IV Natural Law and Natural Rights: Do natural rights derive from natural law?, Michael P. Zuckert Fairness in holdings: a natural law account of property and welfare rights, Joseph Boyle. Part V Dimensions of Positive Law: Lawa (TM)s positivity in the natural law jurisprudence of Thomas Aquinas, James Bernard Murphy The relation between positive and natural law in Aquinas, Daniel Westberg The promulgation of law, Gilbert Bailey. Part VI One Thomistic Critique of Many Modern Jurisprudences: The authority of law in the predicament of contemporary social theory, John Finnis Liberalism and natural law theory, John Finnis. Part VII A Thomistic Approach to Selected Legal Problems: Subsidiarity, federalism and the best constitution: Thomas Aquinas on city, province and empire, Nicholas Aroney The environmental policy of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Patrick Halligan Toward a Thomistic perspective on abortion and the law in contemporary America, M. Cathleen Kaveny Aquinas and morphine: notes on double effect at the end of life, Stephen R. Latham Conclusion: The modern return to Aquinas, Richard Oliver Brooks Name index.