John Finnis

13.7k citations
123 papers · 2.9k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 20
Topics
American Constitutional Law and Politics (22 papers)Political Philosophy and Ethics (13 papers)Legal principles and applications (12 papers)
Journals
SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaThe Philosophical ReviewThe Philosophical Quarterly

In The Last Decade

John Finnis

107 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Natural Law and Natural Rights.198120261996201119831981250500750

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John Finnis
Comparison fields: 5 of 102
  • Political Science and International Relations 1.1k
  • Law 854
  • Philosophy 801
  • Sociology and Political Science 769
  • Cognitive Neuroscience 484
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Fields of papers citing papers by John Finnis

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Finnis

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All Works

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#WorkIndexed citations
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Law and moral truth: a philosophical response to seven questions
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Grounds and preparations for the main thesis of "Veritatis Splendor"
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Human Rights and Common Good: Introduction
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4 1
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Grounds of Law and Legal Theory: A Response
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Nationality, Alienage and Constitutional Principle
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Common Law Constraints: Whose Common Good Counts?
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A gunpowder priest
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10
Virtue and the Constitution of the United States
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On the Incoherence of Legal Positivism
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On the Practical Meaning of Secularism
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13
Unjust Laws in a Democratic Society: Some Philosophical and Theological Reflections
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14
Bland: crossing the Rubicon?
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15
Absolutos morales: tradición, revisión y verdad
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Natural Law and Legal Reasoning Natural Law
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Natural Law and the "Is"-"Ought" Question: An Invitation to Professor Veatch
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About John Finnis

John Finnis is a scholar working on Law, Political Science and International Relations and Philosophy, having authored 123 papers that have together received 2.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include American Constitutional Law and Politics (22 papers), Political Philosophy and Ethics (13 papers) and Legal principles and applications (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Law (854 citations), Philosophy (801 citations) and Political Science and International Relations (1.1k citations). John Finnis has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Frequent co-authors include William H. Wilcox, Richard Tuck, Germain Grisez, Joseph Boyle, Paul E. Sigmund, Peter Danielson, William E. May, Roger Scruton, Philip Soper and Ruth Gavison. Their work appears in journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Philosophical Review and The Philosophical Quarterly.

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