Nature as Reason: A Thomistic Theory of the Natural Law
Jean Porter intends to develop a fresh construal of the natural law tradition which in its essentials corresponds to the thought of Aquinas. Despite her great learning and subtleness of argument, she seems to promote an agenda of her own which, rather than being Thomistic, points in the direction of...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Review |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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2006
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Studies in Christian ethics
Jahr: 2006, Band: 19, Heft: 3, Seiten: 357-378 |
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B Rezension B Review Article B Natural Law B Relativism B moral pluralism B Thomas Aquinas B Naturalism B Practical Reason |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Jean Porter intends to develop a fresh construal of the natural law tradition which in its essentials corresponds to the thought of Aquinas. Despite her great learning and subtleness of argument, she seems to promote an agenda of her own which, rather than being Thomistic, points in the direction of a theologically warranted kind of moral relativism under the name of `moral pluralism'. Porter disregards the core of Aquinas's concept of natural law as a natural and truth-attaining intellectual light, enabling human beings to distinguish good from evil, and thus continues the tradition of opposing in moral theory `reason' to `nature'. |
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| ISSN: | 0953-9468 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0953946806071558 |