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"A Joseph Boyle reader."

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"This volume presents a selection of previously published essays by Joseph Boyle, a crucial contributor to 20th century Catholic moral philosophy through his development of the New Classical Natural Law Theory."

Is determinism self-refuting? -- Reasons for action : evaluative cognitions that underlie motivations -- Free choice, incomparably valuable options, and incommensurable categories of good -- Being reasonable in choosing among incommensurable goods -- On the most fundamental principle of morality -- Double effect and a certain type of embryotomy -- Toward understanding the principle of double effect -- Intention, permissibility, and the structure of agency -- An immoral kind of deterrence -- Traditional just war theory and humanitarian intervention -- Natural law, ownership, and the world's natural resources -- Fairness in holdings : a natural law account of property and welfare rights -- Personal responsibility and freedom in health care : a contemporary natural law perspective -- A case for sometimes tube-feeding patients in persistent vegetative state -- Against "assisted death."