Contraception and Chastity
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"Contraception and Chastity" is a philosophical essay by Elizabeth Anscombe that argues against the moral permissibility of contraception and defends a traditional Christian view of sexual ethics.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Contraception and Chastity canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
philosophical essay
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work on Christian ethics ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
contraception damages marital fidelity and chastity
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contraception undermines the meaning of the sexual act ⓘ intentionally excluding procreation from sex is morally wrong ⓘ sexual acts outside marriage are morally wrong ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
20th-century Catholic moral debates
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analytic philosophy of ethics ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| author | Elizabeth Anscombe ⓘ |
| critiques |
contraceptive mentality
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modern liberal sexual ethics ⓘ separation of sex from procreation ⓘ |
| defends |
Catholic prohibition of contraception
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indissolubility of marriage ⓘ link between sexuality and procreation ⓘ |
| ethicalFramework |
Catholic moral theology
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virtue ethics ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian apologetics
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moral philosophy ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
contemporary Catholic debates on contraception
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philosophical discussions of sexual ethics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Catholic magisterial teaching
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Thomistic natural law ⓘ traditional Christian doctrine on marriage ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Catholic teaching on sexuality
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Christian morality ⓘ chastity ⓘ contraception ⓘ natural law theory ⓘ sexual ethics ⓘ |
| moralStance |
rejects consequentialist justification of contraception
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upholds absolute moral norms regarding sexual acts ⓘ |
| positionOnChastity | defends traditional Christian chastity ⓘ |
| positionOnContraception | opposes moral permissibility of contraception ⓘ |
| positionOnMarriage | affirms procreative and unitive purposes of marriage ⓘ |
| positionOnSexualAct | holds that each sexual act must be open to procreation ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| supportsView |
chastity is a central Christian virtue
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moral norms about sex are objective ⓘ sexual intercourse is properly ordered within marriage ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Christian ethicists
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philosophers ⓘ theologians ⓘ |
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