02821nam a2200457Ia 4500 ocn854996280 OCoLC 20200709055827.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 130805s1997 ilua ob 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 083081891X 9780830818914 9780830877805 (electronic bk.) 0830877800 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)854996280 577777 (N$T) K460 .B83 1997 LAW 069000 bisacsh 340/.112 22 N$TA Budziszewski, J., 1952- Written on the heart [electronic resource] : the case for natural law / J. Budziszewski. Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, c1997. 1 online resource (252 p.) : ill. Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-244) and index. Aristotle. Politics & the human good ; Moral excellence & regime design ; Friendship, justice & the moral significance of law -- Thomas Aquinas. The grand design of law ; The law of nature & the law of man ; Human law & regime design -- John Locke. The state of nature & the social contract ; Two views of natural law ; Private property & revolution -- John Stuart Mill. The pleasure principle ; The problem with the pleasure principle ; Utility & justice -- Intermezzo : the art of teaching -- Written on the heart. A Christian appraisal of natural-law theory ; A reprise of the older thinkers ; A sampling of recent thinkers -- Appendix : elementary reasoning. With uninterrupted clarity, frequent eloquence and occasional humor, J. Budziszewski presents and defends the natural-law tradition in what is at once a primer for students and a vigorous argument for scholars. Written on the Heart expounds the work of the leading architects of theory on natural law, including Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas and John Locke. It also takes up contemporary philosophy, theology and political science, colorfully running against the intimidating tide of advanced pluralism that finds natural law so difficult to tolerate. Description based on print version record. Natural law. Law Political aspects. Religion and law. LAW / Natural Law bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Budziszewski, J., 1952- Written on the heart. Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, c1997 083081891X (DLC) 96029818 (OCoLC)36126808 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=577777 EBSCOhost EBSC 577777 cpp1794 02 N$T 53177 53177