Debating "intrinsic evil", 1, Intrinsic evil: navigation between Shibboleth and Gauntlet: theological roundtable

Recent US election cycles, debates about the Affordable Care Act, and a variety of so-called culture war issues have placed the term "intrinsic evil" into public discourse. This issue's roundtable affords readers the opportunity to probe deeply various dimensions of the concept, such...

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Main Author: Bretzke, James T. 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press 2014
In: Horizons
Year: 2014, Volume: 41, Issue: 1, Pages: 116-129
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Politics / Catholic church / Evil / Absoluteness
IxTheo Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
KBQ North America
KDB Roman Catholic Church
NCA Ethics
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Summary:Recent US election cycles, debates about the Affordable Care Act, and a variety of so-called culture war issues have placed the term "intrinsic evil" into public discourse. This issue's roundtable affords readers the opportunity to probe deeply various dimensions of the concept, such as the pedagogical effectiveness of the term, its current use in virtue ethics, and the rhetorical effectiveness of competing moral discourses. The authors' explorations range from consideration of classical questions about the substance and circumstances of acts to a taxonomy for "intrinsic evil" to how social processes affect the discourses available to ethicists.
ISSN:0360-9669
Contains:In: Horizons
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/hor.2014.30