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Philosophical Essays concerning Human Families

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In Philosophical Essays concerning Human Families, Stanley Vodraska describes a principle of moral practice that he calls "the principle of familial preference." In ordinary circumstances, a moral agent should persistently provide preferential treatment to members of his or her family and should not pursue the good of extra-familial persons to such an extent as to disadvantage or neglect his or her family. The essays uncover this principle in human practices of love or charity, mercy, justice, and prudence, and measure its weight in religion, moral philosophy, and the political order.
Figures Tables References within the Essays Preface Philosophical Essay 1: Not the Whole Truth: Father Kolvenbach at Santa Clara Philosophical Essay 2: Works of Mercy and the Principle of Familial Preference 103 Notes Philosophical Essay 3: Natural Justice in Heterosexual Family Life Philosophical Essay 4: Man and the State, God and the Family Philosophical Essay 5: Domestic Prudence and the Common Good of the Family Philosophical Essay 6: Against Blackstone and the Concept of Marriage as Contract Bibliography Index About the Author
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