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The Perversity of Thomistic Natural Law Theory

Reflections on Lustig’s Criticisms

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Bole, T.J. (2004). The Perversity of Thomistic Natural Law Theory. In: Cherry, M.J. (eds) Natural Law and the Possibility of a Global Ethics. Philosophical Studies in Contemporary Culture, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2224-7_10

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