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John Mitchell Finnis AC CBE KC (Hon) FBA (born 28 July 1940) is an Australian legal philosopher and jurist specializing in jurisprudence and the philosophy of law. He is an original interpreter of Aristotle and Aquinas, and counts Germain Grisez as a major influence and collaborator.
Jan 5, 2023 · Emeritus Professor. University College. Biography. Emeritus since 2010, John Finnis teaches occasionally in jurisprudence and political theory. Professor of Law & Legal Philosophy from 1989 to 2010, and a law tutor at University College since 1966 to 2010.
John Finnis moved to emeritus status after the 2019-2020 academic year. Known for his work in moral, political and legal theory, as well as in constitutional law, John Finnis joined the Notre Dame Law School faculty in 1995.
This introductory chapter discusses the philosophy, influence, and contributions of John Finnis. His masterwork, Natural Law and Natural Rights not only revived scholarly interest in the venerable, but deeply misunderstood, idea of natural law and natural rights, but also challenged dominant ways of thinking among philosophers of law and moral ...
Natural Law and Natural Rights (1980; second edition 2011) is a book by John Finnis first published by Oxford University Press, as part of the Clarendon Law Series. Finnis develops a philosophy of Law in the tradition of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas – Natural Law.
This book gathers twenty seven eminent moral, legal, and political philosophers, lawyers, and theologians to engage critically with the work of John Finnis, a pioneer in the development of a new yet classically-grounded theory of natural law, and contains a substantial reply by Finnis.
Sep 17, 2015 · John Finnis is the most influential contemporary legal theorist working in the Natural Law tradition, though his work has also extended much further than that, to moral philosophy, philosophy of action, theology, philosophy of mind, and even Shakespeare studies.
Apr 7, 2011 · John Finnis. OUP Oxford, Apr 7, 2011 - Law - 494 pages. First published in 1980, Natural Law and Natural Rights is widely heralded as a seminal contribution to the philosophy of law, and an...
Dec 16, 2023 · John Mitchell Finnis (b. 1940–) is a Catholic legal philosopher specialized in philosophy of law and ethics. He has notably contributed to New Natural Law theory, which is grounded on the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas.
Mar 21, 2013 · This volume, which gathers eminent moral, legal, and political philosophers, and theologians to engage with John Finnis' work, offers the first sustained, critical study of Finnis' contribution...
