A critical view on John Finnis’ subversive jusnaturalism

Authors

  • Miguel Régio Almeida Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Coimbra (Portugal) Instituto Superior Bissaya Barreto (Coimbra, Portugal)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18012/arf.2016.23065

Keywords:

Natural Law, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Public Reason, Revelation, Philosophy of Law

Abstract

Looking at the always renewed interest on the legitimation of Law theories, I expose part of the thought of whom is considered to be the new Natural Law caput scholae, John Finnis, whose axis lies on Doctor Angelicus postulates. Highlighting themes such as matrimony, homosexuality, bioethics and the resultant limitations of Public Reason, I present some serious doubts about the goodness of such jusnaturalist perspective to the Philosophy of Law.

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Author Biography

Miguel Régio Almeida, Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Coimbra (Portugal) Instituto Superior Bissaya Barreto (Coimbra, Portugal)

Doutorando em Ciências Jurídico-Filosóficas, pela Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Coimbra, onde já trabalhou enquanto Monitor. Mestre na mesma área, contando ainda com diversas formações em Direitos Humanos, pelo Ius Gentium Conimbrigae e pelo European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisatin.

Professor Assistente no Instituto Superior Bissaya Barreto (Coimbra, Portugal).

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Revista Aufklärung. v. 3, n. 1 (2016), Janeiro-Junho

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2016-04-21

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Almeida, M. R. (2016). A critical view on John Finnis’ subversive jusnaturalism. Aufklärung, 3(1), p.135–144. https://doi.org/10.18012/arf.2016.23065

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