Natural law, Aquinas and the Magisterium
The Catholic Church claims that its ethical teaching, especially on sex, is based upon natural law. I first show that natural law theories prior to the Middle Ages provide no authority for the Church's teaching on sex. I then examine Aquinas's teaching on natural functions and natural law...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2015
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New blackfriars
Año: 2015, Volumen: 96, Número: 1063, Páginas: 326-344 |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Sexual ethics
B Aquinas B Natural Law B Grisez B Practical Reasoning |
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| Sumario: | The Catholic Church claims that its ethical teaching, especially on sex, is based upon natural law. I first show that natural law theories prior to the Middle Ages provide no authority for the Church's teaching on sex. I then examine Aquinas's teaching on natural functions and natural law in the two Summae. I suggest that he partly anticipates Enlightenment thinking about law and morals. I compare his theory of natural law with that of Germain Grisez and John Finnis. Finally, I examine the notion of a principle of practical reasoning and indicate how such principles could be formulated to correspond to elements in human nature. |
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| ISSN: | 1741-2005 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: New blackfriars
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/nbfr.12108 |