A Shared Morality: A Narrative Defense of Natural Law Ethics

by Craig A. Boyd

Publisher:

Brazos

, 2007

Overview

Morality based on natural law has a long tradition, and has proven to be quite resilient in the face of numerous attacks and challenges over the years. Those challenges are no less serious today, which leads one to ask if natural law is still a viable foundation for ethics. Craig Boyd provides a contemporary defense of natural law theory against modern challenges from the arenas of science, religion, culture, and philosophy. In his analysis, he defends many of the classical elements of natural law, but also takes into account the contributions of scientific discoveries about human nature. He concludes that natural law is a necessary but not sufficient basis for ethics that must be accompanied by a theory of virtue.

Product Details

• Title: A Shared Morality: A Narrative Defense of Natural Law Ethics
• Author: Craig A. Boyd
• Publisher: Brazos
• Print Publication Date: 2007
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Ethics; Natural law
• ISBNs: 9781441226365, 9781587431623, 1587431629, 9781585585090, 1441226362, 1585585092
• Resource ID: LLS:SHAREDMORALITY
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T02:58:19Z

About Craig A. Boyd

Craig A. Boyd, Ph.D., directs APU’s Institute of Faith Integration and is professor of theology and philosophy in APU’s Division of Religion and Philosophy in the School of Theology. Boyd is interested in medieval philosophy, Christian ethics, and the relationship between religion and science. He participated in the John Templeton Oxford Seminars on Christianity and Science between 2003-05. In addition to teaching, Boyd is a frequent presenter for philosophical and theological groups and writes about Thomas Aquinas, Natural Law, and evolutionary psychology, among other topics. The