Natural Law, Weak and Strong
9 Pages Posted: 13 Jan 2021
Date Written: November 7, 2020
Abstract
This paper examines the distinction between weak and strong varieties of the natural law position in general jurisprudence. I begin by clarifying the distinction, before offering an argument for what I call a hybrid natural law theory, which combines versions of both the weak and strong claims. Along the way, I criticise Mark Murphy’s arguments for the explanatory priority of the weak natural law view.
Keywords: natural law theory, general jurisprudence, John Finnis, Mark Murphy
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Crowe, Jonathan, Natural Law, Weak and Strong (November 7, 2020). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3726757 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3726757
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