Abstract

CONTRERAS, Sebastián. Suárez, Natural law and contemporary criticism. Tópicos (México) [online]. 2017, n.53, pp.255-272. ISSN 0188-6649.

This paper deals with Suárez's doctrine of natural law. Contemporary scholars often refer to Suárez as responsible of a turning to a physicalist understanding of right, where practical reason is confined to discover the group of commands that natural inclinations imply. Against that interpretation, this paper intends to show that Suárez sustains a practical and rational understanding of natural law in consonance with the Medieval and Thomist tradition.

Keywords : Francisco Suárez; natural law; philosophy of law; natural justice.

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