The Revival of Natural Law: Philosophical, Theological and Ethical Responses to the Finnis-Grisez School

ISBN-13: 9780754612629 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 320 str.

Nigel Biggar;Rufus Black

Opis

Focusing in detail on the particular theory of natural law developed by John Finnis and Germain Grisez, this is an introductory account of the theory for those who are new to the field. It then broadens, assesses and advances the debate surrounding it, examining crucial philosophical, theological and ethical issues and opening up discussion beyond the confines of the Roman Catholic Church. Part One, on philosophical issues, opens with two broad chapters that locate Finnis/Grisez in relation to modern moral philosophy tradition and the Roman Catholic tradition of Thomism, and then follows with chapters on particularly key issues - rationality, the human good, and the nature of moral absolutes. Part Two, on theological dimensions, locates Finnis/Grisez in relation to the ethics of two very prominent 20th-century Protestants, Barth and Hauerwas, and examines the major area of theological controversy within the Roman Catholic community - how to conceive of the "Church's" authority with regard to moral matters. Part Three covers a range of ethical issues: the use of legal force, bioethics, sexual ethics, the ethics of gender and environmental ethics. Finnis and Grisez themselves provide a concluding chapter which responds to the preceding chapters.

Recenzje

'... when such a sustained attempt at establishing a complete moral theory is made, it is surely to be welcomed... a very worthwhile collection. Arguments are taken seriously, and assessed carefully and eirenically on their merits rather than on their alleged orthodoxy... The editors have done us a service both in their choice of topic for the volume, and in their choice of contributors.' Studies in Christian Ethics '... an interesting systematic treatment...' Themelios 'This book is illuminating, exciting, and fascinating.' Bijdragen, Journal of Philosophy and Theology

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction: The new natural law theory, Rufus Black; Part 1: Philosophical Issues: Natural law revived: natural law theory and contemporary moral philosophy, Timothy Chappell; Grisez and Thomism, Ralph McInerny; The basic dimensions of human flourishing: a comparison of accounts, Sabina Alkire; John Finnis on moral absolutes, Oliver O’Donovan; Part II: Theological Dimensions: Is Grisez’s moral theology rationalistic? Free Choice, the human condition, and Christian ethics, Göran Bexell; Is the new natural law theory Christian?, Rufus Black; Karl Barth and Germain Grisez on the human good: an ecumenical rapprochement, Nigel Biggar; Grisez’s ecclesiology, the role of moral theologians, and the scope for responsible dissent, Bernard Hoose; Part III: Moral Fields: Respect for life in Germain Grisez’s moral theology, Dave Leal; Natural sex: Germain Grisez, sex and natural law, Gareth Moore, O.P.; Grisez on sex and gender: a feminist theological perspective, Lisa Sowle Cahill; The moral standing of nature and the new natural law, Michael Northcott; Conclusion, Nigel Biggar; Index.

O autorze

Nigel Biggar, Rufus Black