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Natural Law Ethics in Theory and Practic : A Joseph Boyle Reader /
"This volume presents a selection of previously published essays by Joseph Boyle, a crucial contributor to 20th century Catholic moral philosophy through his development of the New Classical Natural Law Theory."
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
The Catholic University of America Press,
[2020]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "This volume presents a selection of previously published essays by Joseph Boyle, a crucial contributor to 20th century Catholic moral philosophy through his development of the New Classical Natural Law Theory." Is determinism self-refuting? -- Reasons for action : evaluative cognitions that underlie motivations -- Free choice, incomparably valuable options, and incommensurable categories of good -- Being reasonable in choosing among incommensurable goods -- On the most fundamental principle of morality -- Double effect and a certain type of embryotomy -- Toward understanding the principle of double effect -- Intention, permissibility, and the structure of agency -- An immoral kind of deterrence -- Traditional just war theory and humanitarian intervention -- Natural law, ownership, and the world's natural resources -- Fairness in holdings : a natural law account of property and welfare rights -- Personal responsibility and freedom in health care : a contemporary natural law perspective -- A case for sometimes tube-feeding patients in persistent vegetative state -- Against "assisted death." |
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| Notas: | "A Joseph Boyle reader." |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (352 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9780813232966 |