John Finnis

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:academic_advisor gptkb:Robert_George
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkbp:birth_date 1937-06-09
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:Oxford_Handbook_of_Jurisprudence_and_Philosophy_of_Law
gptkbp:field gptkb:law
gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:has_influence_on moral realism
human rights theory
contemporary legal philosophy
gptkbp:has_written the concept of justice
the nature of rights
the relationship between law and morality
the philosophy of action
the nature of law
the concept of legal rights
the significance of human dignity
the nature of legal reasoning
the relationship between law and ethics
the critique of utilitarianism
the critique of positivism
the role of reason in ethics
the implications of moral relativism
the concept of common good
the foundations of legal authority
the implications of legal positivism
the implications of natural law
the importance of community in law
the importance of philosophical inquiry in law
the moral basis of law
the nature of justice in law
the nature of legal obligation
the principles of practical reason
the relationship between law and religion
the relationship between law and social order
the role of ethics in legal practice
the role of morality in law
the role of the state in promoting justice
the role of tradition in law
the significance of moral principles in law
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Finnis
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Catholic_social_teaching
legal positivism
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Thomas_Aquinas
gptkbp:known_for natural law theory
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Australian
gptkbp:notable_works gptkb:Aquinas:_Moral,_Political,_and_Legal_Theory
gptkb:The_Collected_Essays_of_John_Finnis
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Professor
gptkbp:offers_degree gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkb:University_of_Sydney
gptkbp:published_in gptkb:American_Journal_of_Jurisprudence
gptkb:Oxford_Journal_of_Legal_Studies
gptkbp:research_interest gptkb:moral_philosophy
gptkb:political_theory
gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:resides_in gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:served_as gptkb:educators
visiting professor
professor of law
gptkbp:wrote Natural Law and Natural Rights
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Rawls
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4