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According to author Scott B. Rae in Doing the Right Thing, our
culture is in an ethical mess because we ve neglected moral
training and education. This book proposes that there is such a
thing as moral truth, that it can be known, and that it can be put
into practice. Looking specifically at the areas of medicine, the
marketplace, public life, education, and the family, Rae shows how
foundational ethical principles can guide you in making moral
day-to-day decisions. Informed by Scripture and calling for a
renewed understanding of the importance of the Christian faith in
moral training, Doing the Right Thing issues a call for cultivated
virtue that can bring about both better lives and a better society.
You will find yourself examining the ways in which ethical and
character issues relate to your life. As a result, you will be
better equipped to promote virtue in your own spheres of influence
and the culture at large."
If natural law arguments struggle to gain traction in contemporary
moral and political discourse, could it be because we moderns do
not share the understanding of nature on which that language was
developed? Building on the work of important thinkers of the last
half-century, including Leo Strauss, Eric Voegelin, John Finnis,
and Bernard Lonergan, the essays in Concepts of Nature compare and
contrast classical, medieval, and modern conceptions of nature in
order to better understand how and why the concept of nature no
longer seems to provide a limit or standard for human action. These
essays also evaluate whether a rearticulation of pre-modern ideas
(or perhaps a reconciliation or reconstitution on modern terms) is
desirable and/or possible. Edited by R. J. Snell and Steven F.
McGuire, this book will be of interest to intellectual historians,
political theorists, theologians, and philosophers.
Most people believe that parents have rights to direct their
children's education and upbringing. But why? What grounds those
rights? How broad is their scope? Can we defend parental rights
against those who believe we need more extensive state educational
control to protect children's autonomy or prepare them for
citizenship in a diverse society? Amid heated debates over issues
like sexual education, diversity education and vouchers, Moschella
cuts to the heart of the matter, explaining why education is
primarily the responsibility of parents, not the state. Rigorously
argued yet broadly accessible, the book offers a principled case
for expanding school choice and granting exemptions when
educational programs or regulations threaten parents' ability to
raise their children in line with their values. Philosophical
argument is complemented with psychological and social scientific
research showing that robust parental rights' protections are
crucial for the well-being of parents, children and society as a
whole.
If natural law arguments struggle to gain traction in contemporary
moral and political discourse, could it be because we moderns do
not share the understanding of nature on which that language was
developed? Building on the work of important thinkers of the last
half-century, including Leo Strauss, Eric Voegelin, John Finnis,
and Bernard Lonergan, the essays in Concepts of Nature compare and
contrast classical, medieval, and modern conceptions of nature in
order to better understand how and why the concept of nature no
longer seems to provide a limit or standard for human action. These
essays also evaluate whether a rearticulation of pre-modern ideas
(or perhaps a reconciliation or reconstitution on modern terms) is
desirable and/or possible. Edited by R. J. Snell and Steven F.
McGuire, this book will be of interest to intellectual historians,
political theorists, theologians, and philosophers.
Most people believe that parents have rights to direct their
children's education and upbringing. But why? What grounds those
rights? How broad is their scope? Can we defend parental rights
against those who believe we need more extensive state educational
control to protect children's autonomy or prepare them for
citizenship in a diverse society? Amid heated debates over issues
like sexual education, diversity education and vouchers, Moschella
cuts to the heart of the matter, explaining why education is
primarily the responsibility of parents, not the state. Rigorously
argued yet broadly accessible, the book offers a principled case
for expanding school choice and granting exemptions when
educational programs or regulations threaten parents' ability to
raise their children in line with their values. Philosophical
argument is complemented with psychological and social scientific
research showing that robust parental rights' protections are
crucial for the well-being of parents, children and society as a
whole.
Most people believe that parents have rights to direct their
children's education and upbringing. But why? What grounds those
rights? How broad is their scope? Can we defend parental rights
against those who believe we need more extensive state educational
control to protect children's autonomy or prepare them for
citizenship in a diverse society? Amid heated debates over issues
like sexual education, diversity education and vouchers, Moschella
cuts to the heart of the matter, explaining why education is
primarily the responsibility of parents, not the state. Rigorously
argued yet broadly accessible, the book offers a principled case
for expanding school choice and granting exemptions when
educational programs or regulations threaten parents' ability to
raise their children in line with their values. Philosophical
argument is complemented with psychological and social scientific
research showing that robust parental rights' protections are
crucial for the well-being of parents, children and society as a
whole.
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