Flourishing Lives

This book elaborates illuminates and illustrates a confident and attractive account of social and political liberalism in light of a rich understanding of flourishing and fulfilment rooted in a version of natural law theory. Examining issues in ethics law and politics - including consumer responsibility the assignment of grades by teachers deception by lawyers war and empire and the use of victim-impact statements in parole decisions - Gary Chartier shows how natural law theory can effectively support pluralism diversity social equality integrity peace and freedom.