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Western Creed, Western Identity - Essays in Legal and Social Philosophy (Paperback)
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Western Creed, Western Identity - Essays in Legal and Social Philosophy (Paperback)
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As we enter a new millennium, calls for the renewal of America
abound. There is a widespread belief that something is amiss, that
the nation is in a period of moral and cultural decline. We still
speak of Western civilization, and it remains a reality even though
its spiritual foundation has been under siege within Western
intellectual circles for more than two centuries. In Western Creed,
Western Identity, Jude P. Dougherty investigates the classical
roots of Western culture and its religious sources in an effort to
define its underlying intellectual and spiritual commitments. The
essays were written from a single vantage point, one that has come
to be identified with Thomas Aquinas, although the natural law
outlook they represent is older than Aquinas. While they are the
reflections of a spectator formed in the Catholic tradition, they
are not theological in character. They are meant to be observations
and judgments that can be appreciated by readers who may not
identify with that tradition. The first part of the volume examines
the role of religion in society. Dougherty considers the views of
Karl Marx and John Dewey, contrasting them with those of Jacques
Maritain and John Courtney Murray. The second part of the book
examines the nature of the law and the relation between civil law
and natural law. Contemporary legal issues bearing upon the
assignment of responsibility are addressed in an essay on
collective responsibility and in another on the assignment of blame
within the context of tort law. Responsibility and punishment are
examined within the same framework. The final section brings
together a number of essays on the relation of faith and reason.
One essay follows the intellectual journey of Edith Stein, another
the thought of Jacques Maritain from the beginning of his career to
his final works. John Paul II's Fides et Ratio as a defense of
reason and the reasonableness of faith is also discussed. ABOUT THE
AUTHOR: Jude P. Dougherty, dean emeritus of the School of
Philosophy at The Catholic University of America, is editor of the
Review of Metaphysics and general editor of the Studies in
Philosophy and the History of Philosophy series published by CUA
Press. PRAISE FOR THE BOOK: "Exceptionally well written. . . .
Students of American thought, whether from the general public or
the academy, will find the book of interest. Dougherty shows again
and again how and where a disciplined metaphysics can provide new
and useful perspectives on important legal and social issues. This
is not a book of advocacy. It is instead a clear, consistent
statement of the continuing relevance of a powerful theological
tradition."--Perspectives on Political Science "These essays serve
as timely reminders of the virtue or order, of the rule of law, of
moral responsibility in life and work, of the function of religion
in society, and of the beneficences that accrue when the
contemplative way is not excluded from a viable place within the
active life."--Modern Age "Dougherty brings together formidable
erudition and wisdom in a convincing affirmation of the credal
basis of the culture of the West."--First Things "What one is
struck by in reading Dougherty is the firm way in which he places
himself in the context when he writes. Thus the essays are written
with a lively sense of the times. . . ."--From the Foreword by
Prof. Ralph McInerny "Dougherty demonstrates that neglect of the
Western creed has caused the erosion of American legal institutions
and a host of negative social consequences. . . . His work is
unique and original in combining natural law, Catholic social
thought, and contemporary jurisprudence. It will appeal to those
interested in philosophy, the Catholic intellectual tradition,
Catholic social thought, natural law, and legal and political phi
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