Germain Gabriel Grisez (September 30, 1929 – February 1, 2018) was a
French-American philosopher. Grisez's development of ideas from
Thomas Aquinas has redirected
Catholic thought and changed the way it has engaged with secular moral philosophy. In 'The First Principle of Practical Reason: A Commentary on the ''Summa Theologiae'', I-II, Q. 94, A. 2' (1965) Grisez attacked the neo-scholastic interpretation of Aquinas as holding that moral norms are derived from methodologically antecedent knowledge of
human nature. Grisez defended the idea of
metaphysical free choice, and proposed a natural law theory of practical reasoning and moral judgement which, although broadly
Thomistic, departs from Aquinas on significant points.
Grisez was Professor of Christian Ethics at
Mount St. Mary's University
Mount St. Mary's University (The Mount) is a private Roman Catholic university in Emmitsburg, Maryland. It includes the largest Catholic seminary in the United States. The undergraduate programs are divided between the College of Liberal Arts, ...
in Emmitsburg, MD
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/ref> from 1979 to his retirement in 2009.
See also
* John Finnis
* Robert P. George
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* Pontifical Commission on Birth Control#Minority_report
References
External links
The Way of the Lord Jesus
Complete text of the three volumes and additional material
The Making of a Moral Theologian
Russell Shaw. 1996 article on Grisez's personal and professional life, including his work for Cardinal O'Boyle of the Diocese of Washington D.C.
Biotechnology and Human Dignity in the Thought of Germain Grisez
Nicholas C. Lund-Molfese. Describes the necessity of the Christian virtue of hope
Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large.
As a verb, its definitions include: "expect with confidence" and "to cherish ...
in choosing the good of the human person in so-called "hard cases".
INFALLIBILITY AND CONTRACEPTION: A REPLY TO GARTH HALLETT
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1929 births
2018 deaths
American people of French descent
Catholic philosophers
21st-century American Roman Catholic theologians
Natural law ethicists