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Glenn, Ethics, 1930

Ethics

Moral philosophy. The end of human life, the natural law, the virtues, conscience, and the foundations of human flourishing.

school Theological counterpart: Moral Theology
summarize Conclusions Ethics — Conclusions The conclusions of Glenn's Ethics set out as numbered theses, following the order of the tract, with the principles stated in the form Glenn gives them.
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Glenn, Ethics

28 articles
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Introduction
Definition, object, importance, and division of Ethics as the practical philosophical science of the morality of human conduct.
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Part First General Ethics

General Ethics

Chapter 1 Human Acts

Art. 1
The Human Act in Itself
Definition of the human act as proceeding from the deliberate free will of man, its classification, and its three constituent elements.
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The Voluntariness of Human Acts
The kinds and degrees of voluntariness in human acts, and the principles governing indirect voluntariness and the twofold effect.
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The Modifiers of Human Acts
Ignorance, concupiscence, fear, violence, and habit as modifiers of human acts, with the principles determining their influence on voluntariness.
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Chapter 2 The Ends of Human Acts

Art. 1
Ends in General
The nature of an end as the object of appetency and the final cause of human acts, with the classification of ends.
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The Ultimate End of Human Acts
The objective ultimate end of human acts as the infinite good, and the subjective ultimate end as the possession of that good in perfect happiness.
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Chapter 3 The Norms of Human Acts

Art. 1
Law
The definition of law and its essential qualities, its distinction from precept, and the Eternal, Natural, and Human Positive Law.
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Conscience
Conscience as a practical judgment on the morality of an act, its states, and the principles for forming a right conscience.
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Chapter 4 The Morality of Human Acts

Art. 1
Morality and Its Norm
The nature of morality as the relation of human acts to their norm, the norm itself, and the divisions of morality.
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The Determinants of Morality
The object, the end of the agent, and the circumstances as the three determinants of the morality of human acts.
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Chapter 5 The Properties and Consequences of Human Acts

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The Properties of Human Acts
Imputability, merit, and demerit as the properties belonging to human acts by natural necessity.
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The Consequences of Human Acts
Virtues and vices as the operative moral habits that human acts beget, with the cardinal virtues and their opposed vices.
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Part Second Special Ethics

Individual Ethics

Chapter 1 Rights and Duties

Art. 1
Rights
The definition, division, properties, and subject of right, and its foundation in law and ultimately in the Eternal Law.
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Duties
Duty as the correlative of right, its divisions, the conflict of duties, and the principles of exemption from duty.
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Chapter 2 Man's Duty Towards God

Art. 1
Religion
The definition and division of religion, the obligation of religion as man's most important duty, and its relation to morality.
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Worship
The definition and division of worship, the obligation of internal and external worship, and its chief acts.
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Chapter 3 Man's Personal Office

Art. 1
Duties of Man Towards His Soul
The duties man owes to his own soul in respect of the intellect and of the will.
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Duties of Man Towards His Body
Man's positive and negative duties regarding life, health, and bodily integrity, including the prohibition of suicide.
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Chapter 4 Man's Duty Towards His Neighbor

Art. 1
Duties of Charity
The meaning of love of neighbour, the natural-law precept of charity, and the duties that follow from it.
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Duties of Justice
Duties of justice regarding the neighbour's body, soul, reputation, and property, including ownership, Socialism, and contracts.
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Social Ethics

Chapter 1 The Family

Art. 1
Society
The definition and division of society and the nature of social authority, with man shown to be a social animal by nature.
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Marriage
The definition and ends of marriage, its character as a natural institution, and its two properties of unity and indissolubility.
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Rights and Duties of Parents
Parental authority in conjugal and family society, and the education of children as the first duty of parents.
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Chapter 2 The State, Man's Work, and the Church

Art. 1
The State
The definition and natural origin of the State, the rejection of the social contract theory, and the extent of State authority.
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Man's Work
Labour as a right and a duty, associations and labour unions, the just wage, and the morality of strike, boycott, and lockout.
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The Church
The Church as a true and perfect society, the obligation of belonging to it, and the principles governing Church and State.
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Chapter 3 The World-Family of Nations

Art. 1
International Law
The meaning of international law, the natural rights of nations, and the rejection of the principle of non-intervention.
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Peace and War
Peace as a positive state of concord, order, and security among nations, and the ethical principles governing war.
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