| The Difficult Good: A Thomistic Approach to Moral Conflict and Human Happiness Contributor(s): McInerny, Daniel J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0823226212 ISBN-13: 9780823226214 Publisher: Fordham University Press OUR PRICE: $71.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2006 Annotation: The claim that human agents are vulnerable to tragic conflict, situations in which one cannot help but do wrong, is a commonplace in contemporary moral philosophy. This book draws on Thomas Aquinas's moral thought in order to delineate an alternative view. While affirming that the human good can be attained only through difficulty, including the difficulty of moral conflict, it argues that Aquinas's understanding of a natural, hierarchical ordering of human goods allows for the rational resolution of moral conflict in a way that avoids tragic necessity. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Religion | Christian Theology - Ethics - Religion | Philosophy |
| Dewey: 170.42 |
| LCCN: 2006007881 |
| Series: Moral Philosophy and Moral Theology |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 6.32" W x 8.98" (1.06 lbs) 200 pages |
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Contributor Bio(s): McInerny, Daniel J.: - Daniel McInerny is Associate Director of the Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame. |