Personal profile
Biography
Professor of Jurisprudence 2011-present; previously Professor of Jurisprudence, University of Exeter (2009-11), Reader in Jurisprudence, University College London (2005-09), Lecturer in Laws, University College London (2003-05), and Lecturer in Law, University of Durham
Research interests
All areas of legal and political philosophy, centring especially on theories of natural law.
Current projects
Recent work has focused on the natural law theory and ethics of Thomas Aquinas, Hugo Grotius and Francisco Suarez. Recent work has included a book entitled Natural Law and Modern Society (Oxford UP 2023) and one entitled Natural Law, Ethics and Human Vulnerability (Hart Publishing 2025). Currently writing a book on Saint Augustine.
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The Seventh Good
Coyle, S., Jun 2026, In: American Journal of Jurisprudence. 71, 1, p. 41-56 16 p., auag004.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Natural law, ethics and human vulnerability
Coyle, S., 18 Sept 2025, 1st ed. Bloomsbury Publishing. 304 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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On the Ethics of Lying
Coyle, S., 22 May 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: New Blackfriars.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Poisoning of the Rule of Law
Coyle, S., 10 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Validity of Validity: Reply to Moreso and Ángeles Ródenas
Coyle, S., 13 Sept 2024, Jurisprudence in the Mirror: The Common Law World Meets the Civil Law World. Burazin, L., Himma, K. E. & Pino, G. (eds.). Oxford University Press, p. 153-167Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review