Martin Rhonheimer's natural law and practical reason
Abstract: The recent translation of Martin Rhonheimer's Natural Law and Practical Reason: A Thomist View of Moral Autonomy is the first rnajor work by this Swiss moral philosopher to be made available in Englishi . Because earlier articles by Rhonheírner have offered, to English language re...
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Rhonheimer, Martin DERECHO NATURAL FILOSOFIA POLITICA RAZON PRACTICA FILOSOFIA MORAL |
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Abstract: The recent translation of Martin Rhonheimer's Natural Law and
Practical Reason: A Thomist View of Moral Autonomy is the first rnajor
work by this Swiss moral philosopher to be made available in Englishi .
Because earlier articles by Rhonheírner have offered, to English language
readers, some of the most rigorous and compelling articulations
of Catholic teaching regarding objective morality in general, and disputed
questions in sexual morality in particular, many moral philosophers
and theologíans have anxiously awaited the availability of this
translation2. However, because of the length (620 pp.), complexity, and
style of the work, and because the author suggests that it should be
read as «the documentation of a process of reflection» (580), there is
the legitimate possibility that its importance and specific contributions
rnight be overlooked. To mitigate this risk, the present essay seeks to
elucidate some of the main themes emphasized in the book, and situate
them within contemporary Thomistic studies.
Natural Law and Practical Reason meras the particular attention of
Catholic moral theologians and moral philosophers, and all others who
draw upon the wisdorn of the Catholic and especially Thomistic tradition.
Especially when read alongside Rhonheimer's cornplementary efforts,
it can be recognized as a serious work of Thomistic ressourcernent
in light of the questions occasioned by (i) the widespread dissatisfaction
with the pre-conciliar, «naturalistic» interpretation of Thomis
tic natural law ethics, (ii) the subsequent proposals for «autonomous», «teleological» or «proportionalist» ethics3, (iii) the alternative proposal
of «the new natural law theory» associated especially with Grisez,
Finnis, and Boyle, and (iv) the need for a retrieval and development of
Thomistic moral philosophy that might complement the new appreciation
of Thomas as a theologian. Moreover, Natural Law and
Practical Reason seeks to respond to the concerns of modern, and
especially Kantían, moral philosophy to articulate the «autonomous»
character of moral action; it does so through a Thomistic articulation
of «the autonomy of man in God», or «participated theonomy». This
«participated theonomy» is evident when the second part of the Summa
is read in light of its prologue, which teaches that man is the source
(p rincipiu m) of his actions as having free will and control over them. |
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Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras |
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