The Divine Energies and the "End of Human Life"
In this paper, we elucidate an alternative conception of the "end of human life" that Germain Grisez considers but never develops. We then defend this conception against two key objections. We conclude by explaining a few ways that this alternative conception of the "end of human life...
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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Philosophy Documentation Center
[2017]
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American catholic philosophical quarterly
Année: 2017, Volume: 91, Numéro: 3, Pages: 473-489 |
Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Theology
B GRISEZ, Germain, 1929-2018 B Natural Law B Life B Philosophy |
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Résumé: | In this paper, we elucidate an alternative conception of the "end of human life" that Germain Grisez considers but never develops. We then defend this conception against two key objections. We conclude by explaining a few ways that this alternative conception of the "end of human life" is particularly important both theologically (e.g., for interfaith discourse) and philosophically (e.g., for understanding the traditional Christian conception of human nature and, hence, of natural law). |
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ISSN: | 2153-8441 |
Contient: | Enthalten in: American catholic philosophical quarterly
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5840/acpq2017525118 |