Abstract
This essay is about Catholic theological ethics and an explanation of competing answers to questions raised by Catholic ethicists. The core of the essay is a presentation of the cognitional theory of perspectivism as a counter to the concerns of relativism raised by Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI. The essay considers the foundational theory of natural law and contrasts its 19th-century neo-Thomist understanding with Aquinas's own understanding of natural law as reason. As a concrete illustration of the theories of perspectivism and natural law, the essay considers the question of contraception and its competing Catholic answers.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 3-18 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Irish Theological Quarterly |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2016 |
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Natural Law and Perspectivism : A Case for Plural Definitions of Objective Morality. / Salzman, Todd A.; Lawler, Michael G.
In: Irish Theological Quarterly, Vol. 82, No. 1, 2016, p. 3-18.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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