Jordan Perkins

September 1, 2023

Institutional Settlement, Determination, and "Mere Natural Law"

In reviewing "Mere Natural Law," scholar Jordan Perkins argues that it is necessary that legal cognition be infused with moral reasoning.

Anchoring Truths is a James Wilson Institute project

The James Wilson Institute’s Mission is to restore to a new generation of lawyers, judges, and citizens the understanding of the American Founders about the first principles of our law and the moral grounds of their own rights.

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