Moral law

Paul Formosa

doi:10.1002/9781118474396.wbept0686

Moral law

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What is the moral law and what role does it and should it play in political theory and political practice? In this entry we will try to answer these important questions by first examining what the moral law is, before investigating the different
ways in which the relationship between morality and politics can be conceptualized.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The encyclopedia of political thought
Editors	Michael Gibbons
Publisher	John Wiley & Sons
Pages	1-12
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	9781118474396
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118474396.wbept0686
Publication status	Published - 2015

Keywords

cosmopolitanism
ethics
liberal democracy
moral virtues
political philosophy
Realpolitik

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