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Herbert McCabe's Genius: Language, Natural Law and Unity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Nicholas Mayrand
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Abstract

The work of Herbert McCabe offers a model for thinking about the world and human life in it that has yet to be fully appreciated. In this essay, I argue that McCabe's linguistic model provides invaluable insight into human communication and the moral life, showing the natural law to be more like scaffolding than a list of stipulations.

Keywords

Practical ReasoningHerbert McCabeNatural LawUnityLanguage
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Original Article
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New Blackfriars , Volume 95 , Issue 1060 , November 2014 , pp. 648 - 661
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Copyright © 2014 The Dominican Council

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