Catholic Moral Theology and the Virtues: Integrating Psychology in Models of Moral Agency

The widespread embrace of virtue ethics in Catholic morality has not overcome sharp disagreement on particular moral issues. The authors argue that more attention be paid to developing the account of what a virtue is (“virtue theory”) in order to connect virtues with individual acts. Building on Tho...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Theological studies (Baltimore) 2020-06, Vol.81 (2), p.326-347
Hauptverfasser:	Cloutier, David, Ahrens, Anthony H.
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