Shared Morality A Narrative Defense of Natural Law Ethics

Name: Shared Morality A Narrative Defense of Natural Law Ethics
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ISBN: 9781587431623

ISBN-10: 1587431629

ISBN-13: 9781587431623

Edition: 2007

Authors: Craig A. Boyd

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Morality based on natural law has a long tradition, and has proven to be quite resilient in the face of numerous attacks and challenges over the years. Those challenges are no less serious today, which leads one to ask if natural law is still a viable foundation for ethics.Craig Boyd provides a contemporary defense of natural law theory against modern challenges from the arenas of science, religion, culture, and philosophy. In his analysis, he defends many of the classical elements of natural law, but also takes into account the contributions of scientific discoveries about human nature. He concludes that natural law is a necessary but not sufficient basis for ethics that must be…

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List price: $29.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Brazos Press
Publication date: 11/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Acknowledgments



Introduction



The Narrative of Natural Law Morality



The Scientific Challenge: Sociobiology and Evolutionary Psychology



The Religious Challenge: Divine Command Ethics



The Cultural Challenge: Postmodernist Relativism



The Philosophical Challenge: The Analytic Tradition



Natural Law and the Virtues


Conclusion


Index