Natural moral law in contemporary society
Natural moral law in contemporary society [electronic resource] /
edited by Holger Zaborowski.
- Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, c2010.
- 1 online resource (vi, 359 p.)
- Studies in philosophy and the history of philosophy ; v. 53 .
- Studies in philosophy and the history of philosophy ; v. 53. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-354) and index.
That which holds the world together: the prepolitical moral foundations of a free state / Discovery and obligation in natural law / The metaphysical foundations of natural law / Natural law as fact, theory, and sign of contradiction / The virtues of the natural moral law / Teleology and evidence: reasoning about human nature / Politics pointing beyond the Polis and the Politeia: Aquinas on natural law and the common good / Natural right and the problem of public reason / Two versions of political philosophy: teleology and the conceptual genesis of the modern state / The good of health and the ends of medicine / Montesquieu, judicial degeneracy, and the U.S. Supreme Court / Aesthetics and ethics: some common problems of foundationalism / Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Benedict XVI -- Robert Sokolowski -- David S. Oderberg -- J. Budziszewski -- J. L. A . Garcia -- Jean De Groot -- Mary M. Keys -- V. Bradley Lewis -- Francis Slade -- Luke Gormally -- Nelson Lund -- John Rist.
"Natural law is a controversial subject but one of great significance in the ongoing and increasingly important discussion about the foundations of moral reasoning. The essays of this volume examine natural moral law, different natural law theories, and the role that natural law can and should play in our contemporary society. While some essays explore systematically the metaphysical and moral foundations of natural law, others focus on questions related to the application of natural law in the political, medical, or legal realm, or discuss historical questions that are closely related to the crisis and defense of natural law. All contributors agree that natural law is a concept that cannot and must not be dismissed and that is in need of a careful retrieval. While there are clearly differences in emphasis among the contributors, most of them also agree that the defense of natural law, the critique of the modern dismissal of natural law and of a modern non-teleological understanding of nature, and the proper use of philosophical reasoning are all closely related."--BOOK JACKET.
9780813219325 (electronic bk.) 0813219329 (electronic bk.)
Christian ethics--Catholic authors.
Natural law--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.
PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Electronic books.
BJ1249 / .N395 2010eb
171/.2
Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-354) and index.
That which holds the world together: the prepolitical moral foundations of a free state / Discovery and obligation in natural law / The metaphysical foundations of natural law / Natural law as fact, theory, and sign of contradiction / The virtues of the natural moral law / Teleology and evidence: reasoning about human nature / Politics pointing beyond the Polis and the Politeia: Aquinas on natural law and the common good / Natural right and the problem of public reason / Two versions of political philosophy: teleology and the conceptual genesis of the modern state / The good of health and the ends of medicine / Montesquieu, judicial degeneracy, and the U.S. Supreme Court / Aesthetics and ethics: some common problems of foundationalism / Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Benedict XVI -- Robert Sokolowski -- David S. Oderberg -- J. Budziszewski -- J. L. A . Garcia -- Jean De Groot -- Mary M. Keys -- V. Bradley Lewis -- Francis Slade -- Luke Gormally -- Nelson Lund -- John Rist.
"Natural law is a controversial subject but one of great significance in the ongoing and increasingly important discussion about the foundations of moral reasoning. The essays of this volume examine natural moral law, different natural law theories, and the role that natural law can and should play in our contemporary society. While some essays explore systematically the metaphysical and moral foundations of natural law, others focus on questions related to the application of natural law in the political, medical, or legal realm, or discuss historical questions that are closely related to the crisis and defense of natural law. All contributors agree that natural law is a concept that cannot and must not be dismissed and that is in need of a careful retrieval. While there are clearly differences in emphasis among the contributors, most of them also agree that the defense of natural law, the critique of the modern dismissal of natural law and of a modern non-teleological understanding of nature, and the proper use of philosophical reasoning are all closely related."--BOOK JACKET.
9780813219325 (electronic bk.) 0813219329 (electronic bk.)
Christian ethics--Catholic authors.
Natural law--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.
PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Electronic books.
BJ1249 / .N395 2010eb
171/.2
