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Moral Dilemmas in Medieval Thought: From Gratian to Aquinas

By M. V. Dougherty

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2011
ISBN
1107007070, 9781107007079
LCC
BJ231 .D68 2011
Google Books ID
Rol0ALf2AGoC
Open Library ID
OL24792128M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1456557 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
238\238
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00
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Description

The history of moral dilemma theory often ignores the medieval period, overlooking the sophisticated theorizing by several thinkers who debated the existence of moral dilemmas from 1150 to 1450. In this book Michael V. Dougherty offers a rich and fascinating overview of the debates which were pursued by medieval philosophers, theologians and canon lawyers, illustrating his discussion with a diverse range of examples of the moral dilemmas which they considered. He shows that much of what seems particular to twentieth-century moral theory was well-known long ago - especially the view of some medieval thinkers that some forms of wrongdoing are inescapable, and their emphasis on the principle 'choose the lesser of two evils'. His book will be valuable not only to advanced students and specialists of medieval thought, but also to those interested in the history of ethics.

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