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Josef Fuchs' Revised Natural Law: Possibilities for Social Ethics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

James P. O'Sullivan
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Abstract

In the second half of the twentieth century Josef Fuchs put forward a major re-visioning of the natural law, but this re-visioning did not include a robust social ethic. In this paper the author first undertakes an explication of the development, context, and major features of Fuchs’ theory. Next, in order to locate it within other twentieth century developments in natural law theory, Fuchs’ theory is related to Jacques Maritain's re-visioning of natural law, with its clear social-ethical implications. Finally, the author draws out some of the potential implications and applications of Fuchs’ revised natural law for social ethics.

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Josef FuchsNatural LawHumanae VitaeJacques MaritainMoral Theology

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New Blackfriars , Volume 95 , Issue 1058 , July 2014 , pp. 379 - 396
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Copyright © 2014 The Dominican Council

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