Moral Action and Christian Ethics
Part of New Studies in Christian Ethics
- Author: Jean Porter, University of Notre Dame, Indiana
- Date Published: March 1999
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521657105
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How do we determine whether an action is right or wrong? Until recently, philosophers assumed that this question could be answered by means of a theory of morality, which set forth clearly established rules for moral behaviour. More recently, however, a number of philosophers have challenged a theory of morality in this sense. Porter is sympathetic to their criticisms but questions whether they go far enough in offering a positive alternative to a modern view of the moral act. She argues that the work of Aquinas offers an alternative account of moral rationality, in terms of which moral reasoning is understood as dialectical rather than deductive, and questions are resolved in a wider context of ethical thought. Aquinas's account of the moral virtues and prudence is seen to offer unexpected insights into the relationship between moral rules and the practice of the virtues, thus contributing to our own moral reflection.
Read more- Provides an account of moral reasoning, developed out of the thought of Thomas Aquinas, which offers an alternative to modern moral theories
- Opens up approaches to moral judgement to Christians and non-Christians
- Of interest to students of Aquinas as well as to moral philosophers and moral theologians
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'This is an academic monograph that has provided new direction in the interpretation of Aquinas and his relevance for future directions in Christian ethics.' Theological Book Review
See more reviews'This is an impressive study. The scholarship is faultless, the text elegantly written and the argument compelling.' Theology
'This is a fine contribution to the New Studies in Christian Ethics of Cambridge University Press.' The Expository Times
'The ambition of this book is complex and worthwhile, and, much to the author's credit, it has been substantially achieved.' Studies in Christian Ethics
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- Date Published: March 1999
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521657105
- length: 254 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 138 x 15 mm
- weight: 0.3kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
General editor's preface
Preface
Introduction
1. The moral act, moral theory, and the logical limits of rules
2. The meaning of morality
3. Moral judgement in context
4. Moral acts and acts of virtue
5. The virtues reformulated
Notes
Bibliography
Index.
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