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Josef Fuchs on Natural Law

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Appointed by Pope John XXIII to the Pontifical Commission on Population, Family, and Birth, Fuchs ultimately found himself disappointed in his three years of service and spent the next 30 years exploring a broad array of issues pivotal to a reconstruction of Roman Catholic natural law theory. This is an analysis of Fuchs's efforts. Beginning historically by looking at Fuchs's writings and beliefs before the Pontifical Commission appointment, including his defense of natural law during the "situation ethics" debates of the 50s and 60s, the concept of personal salvation, and the status of "nature" and "human nature," Graham moves to the intellectual conversion that inspired Fuchs to reconsider his concepts following the commission appointment. From there, Graham engages in a sustained critique of Fuchs's natural theory, addressing both the strengths and weaknesses to be found there and suggesting possible avenues of development that would make a positive contribution to the ongoing quest to rehabilitate the Roman Catholic natural law theory that continues to dominate the landscape of moral theology today.
Introduction Part I: The Preconversion Period (1941-66) 1. Natural Law and the Confrontation with Situation Ethics 2. A Fuller Account of Natural Law 3. The Intellectual Conversion: The Pontifical Commission on Population, Family, and Birth, 1963-66 Part II: The Postconversion Period (1966-Present) 4. Theological Anthropology and Natural Law 5. The Core of Fuch's Mature Natural Law Theory: Natural Law and Recto Ratio6. Natural Law, Christian Faith, and Moral Norms Conclusion
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