New: The Journal of Natural Law

The Journal of Natural Law is a new peer-reviewed journal “committed to publishing the best interdisciplinary research on natural law in philosophy, theology, and legal theory.” The journal is edited by Brian Besong (St. Francis University). He authors a surprisingly polemical introduction to the journal in its first issue. Here’s an excerpt: Ours is an age marked by profound intellectual losses and gains. Dazzled by progress in the empirical sciences, and perhaps hoping to emulate it, many philosophers and theologians cast aside their patrimony in favor of novelty. Nowhere is this more visible than in moral philosophy, which has seen the construction of an edifice at once highly sophisticated and manifestly barren. While moral philosophers have stubbornly resisted the corrosive effects of moral relativism, the normative conclusions drawn can be even more startling. Nearly a quarter-century ago, The New Yorker dubbed Peter Singer the most influential philosopher alive. His influence…