John Finnis' Natural Law
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- John Finnis' Natural Law
- Nine requirements of practical reason
- Commitment
- Respect for every basic value in every act
- Detachment
- No arbitrary preferences among persons
- Efficiency within reason
- No arbitrary preferences among values
- The requirements of the common good
- Have a coherent plan of life
- Follow one's conscience
- Seven basic goods
- Aesthetic experience
- Play
- Friendship
- Knowledge
- Practical reasonableness
- Life
- Religion
- Is this acceptable in a modern society?
- No
- Absolutism is discriminatory.
- There is no reason to accept the goods as absolute - there is no basis for them.
- The vagueness of the goods gives the illusion of freedom, without the reality.
- Yes
- It allows people the freedom to choose from a wide range of appropriate goods
- The goods include things like play and friendship, which we value highly today.
- Finnis shares the value of practical reason with contemporary society.
- No
- John Finnis
- Australian legal philosopher
- 20th/21st century
- Author of Natural Law and Natural Rights (1980 and 2011)
- Nine requirements of practical reason
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