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- catalog abstract ""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 behavior. More recently, however, a number of philosophers have questioned whether a theory of morality can be postulated in quite this sense. Jean Porter is sympathetic to their critiques of moral theories, but questions whether these go far enough in offering a positive alternative to the accepted view of the moral act. Such an alternative she finds in the work of Thomas Aquinas, whose account of moral rationality is placed in a wider context of ethical thought, and whose moral reasoning is understood as dialectical rather than deductive. The Thomist account of the moral virtues is seen to offer unexpected insights into the relationship between moral rules and the practice of the virtues. For the author, this account can contribute to our own moral reflection, even for those who do not share the religious beliefs of Aquinas."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog contributor b7507602.
- catalog created "1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1995.".
- catalog description ""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 behavior. More recently, however, a number of philosophers have questioned whether a theory of morality can be postulated in quite this sense. Jean Porter is sympathetic to their critiques of moral theories, but questions whether these go far enough in offering a positive alternative to the accepted view of the moral act. Such an alternative she finds in the work of Thomas Aquinas, whose account of moral rationality is placed in a wider context of ethical thought, and whose moral reasoning is understood as dialectical rather than deductive. The Thomist account of the moral virtues is seen to offer unexpected insights into the relationship between moral rules and the practice of the virtues. For the author, this account can contribute to our own moral reflection, even for those who do not share the religious beliefs of Aquinas."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "The moral act, moral theory, and the logical limits of rules -- The meaning of morality -- Moral judgement in context: Thomas Aquinas on the moral act -- Moral acts and acts of virtue -- The virtues reformulated.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 235 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0521443296".
- catalog isPartOf "New studies in Christian ethics ; 5.".
- catalog isPartOf "New studies in Christian ethics".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press,".
- catalog subject "241 20".
- catalog subject "BJ1190 .P67 1995".
- catalog subject "Christian ethics.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The moral act, moral theory, and the logical limits of rules -- The meaning of morality -- Moral judgement in context: Thomas Aquinas on the moral act -- Moral acts and acts of virtue -- The virtues reformulated.".
- catalog title "Moral action and Christian ethics / Jean Porter.".
- catalog type "text".