Moral norms and Catholic tradition /edited by Charles E. Curran and Richard A. McCormick. - New York : Paulist Press, (c)1979. - viii, 363 pages ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

The hermeneutic function of the principle of double effect Ontic evil and moral evil The absoluteness of moral terms Direct killing/indirect killing Problems on norms raised by ethical borderline situations : beginnings of a solution in Thomas Aquinas and Bonaventure Various types of grounding for ethical norms Processive relationism and ethical absolutes The direct/indirect distinction in morals Morality of consequences : a critical appraisal Morality by calculation of values Reflections on the literature Utilitarianism and contemporary moral theology : situating the debates Peter Knauer -- Louis Janssens -- Joseph Fuchs -- Bruno Schuller -- Franz Scholz -- Bruno Schuller -- Walter G. Jeffko -- Albert Di Ianni -- John R. Connery -- Paul M. Quay -- Richard A. McCormick -- Charles E. Curran.



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Christian ethics--Catholic authors.

BX1758 / .M673 1979