Natural Law and Practical Reason: A Thomist View of Moral Autonomy

✍ Scribed by Martin Rhonheimer

Publisher: Fordham University Press
Year: 2021
Tongue: English
Leaves: 640
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Rhonheimer applies moral theology to practical questions, such as, what does it mean to violate the natural law, or to be “unnatural”?

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