The Natural Law and the Normative Significance of Nature

We regard cooperation as generally good, and yet this does not imply that it is morally good. The scholastic conception of nature offers the kind of distinction between levels of normative appraisal that we need, and suggests a fruitful way of thinking about the moral significance of our naturally s...

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1. VerfasserIn: Porter, Jean 1955- (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Sage 2013
In: Studies in Christian ethics
Jahr: 2013, Band: 26, Heft: 2, Seiten: 166-173
weitere Schlagwörter:B Aquinas
B Natural Law
B Teleology
B Aristotle
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Zusammenfassung:We regard cooperation as generally good, and yet this does not imply that it is morally good. The scholastic conception of nature offers the kind of distinction between levels of normative appraisal that we need, and suggests a fruitful way of thinking about the moral significance of our naturally sociable nature.
ISSN:0953-9468
Enthält:Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0953946812473021