Moral Absolutes: Tradition, Revision, and Truth
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"Moral Absolutes: Tradition, Revision, and Truth" is a philosophical work by John Finnis that defends the existence of exceptionless moral norms against modern ethical theories that allow for their revision.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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philosophical book ⓘ |
| author | John Finnis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendsViewAgainst |
consequentialist moral theories
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proportionalist moral theories ⓘ revisionist Catholic moral theology ⓘ |
| genre |
moral philosophy literature
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philosophy of ethics ⓘ |
| hasAuthorPhilosophicalSchool | New Natural Law theory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
intrinsically evil acts
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moral exceptionlessness ⓘ revision of moral norms ⓘ tradition in moral teaching ⓘ truth in morality ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Catholic philosophical perspective
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natural law perspective ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Catholic moral tradition
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Thomistic natural law ⓘ analytic philosophy of law ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Catholic moral theology
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consequentialism ⓘ deontological ethics ⓘ ethics ⓘ exceptionless moral norms ⓘ moral absolutes ⓘ moral norms ⓘ moral objectivity ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ moral theology debates after Vatican II ⓘ moral truth ⓘ natural law theory ⓘ proportionalism ⓘ revisionist ethics ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
meta-ethics
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moral theology ⓘ normative ethics ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
moral absolutes cannot be overridden by circumstances
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revisionist ethical theories are mistaken about moral absolutes ⓘ some human acts are intrinsically wrong ⓘ there exist exceptionless moral norms ⓘ truth about morality is objective ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Natural Law and Natural Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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