'This work, while admirably concise, is extremely rich. It is both cautious and bold – cautious in its rigor and attention to careful argument, and bold in its claims. Its overall aim is to rehabilitate traditional natural law theory, especially in ethics, by countering the main challenges and alternatives to it. Angier wants to overcome the 'metaphysicophobia' of Anglophone ethics and point a way forward to reclaiming a tradition committed to essences, teleology, natural normativity, and human flourishing based on human ends. His arguments are sure to be controversial and will provoke strong reactions in his readers. But he succeeds in persuading them to take a fresh look at an ancient tradition.' Alan Mittleman, Professor of Jewish Philosophy, The Jewish Theological Seminary
1. Historical Introduction; 2. 'Natural Law' – Other Idioms; 3. Some Experiments in Being; 4. Two Core Challenges; 5. 'New' Natural Law; 6. Prospective Conclusion.
