This noteworthy book develops a new theory of the natural law that
takes its orientation from the account of the natural law developed
by Thomas Aquinas, as interpreted and supplemented in the context
of scholastic theology in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
Though this history might seem irrelevant to
twenty-first-century life, Jean Porter shows that the scholastic
approach to the natural law still has much to contribute to the
contemporary discussion of Christian ethics. Aquinas and his
interlocutors provide a way of thinking about the natural law that
is distinctively theological while at the same time remaining open
to other intellectual perspectives, including those of science.
In the course of her work, Porter examines the scholastics'
assumptions and beliefs about nature, Aquinas's account of
happiness, and the overarching claim that reason can generate moral
norms. Ultimately, Porter argues that a Thomistic theory of the
natural law is well suited to provide a starting point for
developing a more nuanced account of the relationship between
specific beliefs and practices. While Aquinas's approach to the
natural law may not provide a system of ethical norms that is both
universally compelling and detailed enough to be practical, it does
offer something that is arguably more valuable -- namely, a way of
reflecting theologically on the phenomenon of human morality.
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