Modern Natural Law Theory: Fuller and Finnis [No. 86 LECTURE]

Dworkin was not the only thinker to challenge the predominant theory of Positivism. Professor Eric Claeys talks about Lon Fuller, and then outlines the modern natural law jurisprudence of John Finnis. Learn more at fedsoc.org/no86.
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🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:57 💡 Lon Fuller, like Dworkin, resisted Positivism and emphasized the connection between law and justice through procedural norms.
04:57 🔄 Contemporary natural law theory has seen a resurgence, with scholars like John Finnis advancing the New Natural Law, which incorporates moral principles without relying on teleology.
09:58 🤝 Finnis reconciles positivist insights with natural law by considering the perspectives of well-socialized citizens in a just political community when studying the law's legitimacy and connection to morality.
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thanks for this wonderful lesson

[@andresfelipesuccar5179]

it is Saint Thomas, Young men, not just "Thomas".

[@kevinpulliam3661]

Boo. We want teleology back. It’s the only way to solve the mind body problem