This first English translation of Pierre Manent 's profound and strikingly original book La loi naturelle et les droits de l'homme is a reflection on the central question of the Western political tradition.
In six chapters, developed from the prestigious tienne Gilson lectures at the Institut Catholique de Paris, and in a related appendix, Manent contemplates the steady displacement of the natural law by the modern conception of human rights.
He aims to restore.
University Of Notre Dame Press Natural law and human rights: toward a recovery of practical reason, paperback/pierre manent
