It is recommended, but not required, that seminar participants
purchase their own copies of the following volumes as a general
preparation for the
seminar discussions:
- J. Finnis,
Natural Law and Natural Rights (Oxford University
Press, 1980)
- R. George.
Making Men Moral: Civil Liberties and Public Morality (Oxford
University Press, 1993)
- P. Lee and R. George,
Body-Self Dualism in Contemporary Ethics and
Politics (Cambridge University Press, 2008)
Selections from these and other works are available below. It is
expected that all seminar participants will have prepared the
readings for the seminar before their arrival in Princeton, NJ.
MONDAY, AUGUST 8
Robert P. George,
Princeton University
Morning Session: Introduction to Twentieth Century Legal
Philosophy
Readings:
No readings assigned.
Afternoon Session: Natural Law and Human Rights
Readings:
No readings assigned.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 9
John M. Finnis,
University of Oxford
Morning Session: Legal Normativity
Readings:
- J. Finnis,
Reason in Action: The Collected Essays of
John Finnis (Oxford University Press, 2011), vol. IV,
Introduction and Chapter 1: Describing Law Normatively.
Afternoon Session: Legal Philosophy: Roots and Recent Themes
Readings:
- J. Finnis,
Reason in Action: The Collected Essays of John Finnis (Oxford
University Press, 2011), vol. IV,
Chapter 6: Legal Philosophy: Roots and Recent Themes.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10
John M. Finnis,
University of Oxford
Morning Session: An Overview of Legal Theory
Readings:
- J. Finnis,
Reason in Action: The Collected Essays of John Finnis (Oxford
University Press, 2011), vol. IV,
Chapter 5: A Grand Tour of Legal Theory.
Afternoon Session: Legal Theory, Continued
Readings:
No readings assigned.
Special Session: Sir Thomas More's Understanding of Law
and the Lawyer's Role in Society
Gerald Wegemer,
University of Dallas
Reading:
- "
Thomas More on Law"
THURSDAY, AUGUST 11
Patrick Lee,
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Morning Session: Law and Morality: Dualism
Readings:
- P. Lee and R. George,
Body-Self Dualism in Contemporary Ethics and
Politics (Cambridge University Press: 2008),
Chapters 1, 2.
Afternoon Session: Law and Morality: Marriage and
Procreation
Readings:
- P. Lee and R. George,
Body-Self Dualism in Contemporary Ethics and
Politics (Cambridge University Press: 2008),
Chapter 6.
- P. Lee, G. Bradley, and R. George, "
Marriage
and Procreation: The Intrinsic Connection",
Public Discourse
- P. Lee, G. Bradley, and R. George, "
Marriage
and Procreation: Avoiding Bad Arugments",
Public Discourse
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12
Gerard V. Bradley,
Notre Dame Law School
Morning Session: Crime and Punishment
Readings:
- G. Bradley, "
Retribution:
The Moral Justification of Punishment"
Afternoon Session: Free Speech, Obscenity, and Regulation
Readings:
- G. Bradley, "
The
Challenge of Regulating Obscenity in the Digital Age".