Books by John (Professor of Law and Legal Philosophy at Oxford University and Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame) Finnis

John Finnis has been a central figure in the development of legal philosophy over the past half-century. This volume of his Collected Essays shows the full range and power of his contributions to core problems in the philosophy of law: the foundations of law's authority; legal reasoning; constitutional theory; and the logic of law-making.

Human Rights and Common Good collects John Finnis's wide-ranging work on central issues in political philosophy. The subjects explored are the general theory of political community and justice; the nature and role of human rights; economic justice; the justification of punishment; and the public control of euthanasia, abortion, and marriage

Intention and Identity presents John Finnis's accounts of personal existence; group identity and common good; and the moral significance of personal intention. Joining conceptual analysis with ethical problems surrounding the beginning and end of life, the papers show the power of a neglected aspect of Finnis's natural law theory.