Der Anspruch der Toleranz: Zum Thema « Mitwirkung » in der pluralistischen Gesellschaft
The article is an attempt to deal with the crucial problem of moral co-operation within a pluralistic society. Although a familiar topic in classical moral thought, it has become a much debated public issue recently, and thus demands further attention by the moral theologian. The reasoning employed...
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| Language: | German |
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Ed. Pontificia Univ. Gregoriana
1982
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Gregorianum
Year: 1982, Volume: 63, Issue: 4, Pages: 701-720 |
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| Summary: | The article is an attempt to deal with the crucial problem of moral co-operation within a pluralistic society. Although a familiar topic in classical moral thought, it has become a much debated public issue recently, and thus demands further attention by the moral theologian. The reasoning employed in the article proceeds in two steps. The first recalls some basic elements, taken from the classical manuals, referring to one's co-operation with another's sin. These help the ethician to arrive at a better understanding of the structure of a moral decision made in a conflict situation. Emphasis is placed especially on the distinction between intention and execution, goodness and rightness in the light of what is possible and desirable here and now. The second step tries to shed light on the particular case of a pluralistic society which is guided by the necessity not only to tolerate but also to respect the conscience of all its members. It has to be kept in mind that pluralism promotes the opportunity to learn, insofar as moral insight is linked to an educative process: the insights and experiences of others enrich one's own standpoint. Some basic questions deserve a deeper understanding: How stringent and exclusive is the bond between one's intention and a certain way of carrying it out? To what extent may one renounce the execution of his moral convictions for the sake of an inter-personal or social good, without violating his own acknowledged rights, those of his collaborator or those of others What is possible and even desirable in the context of a conflict situation? Special attention is paid to the responsibility involved in law-making, insofar as this social process has to avoid conflict situations as much as possible. |
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