TY - BOOK AU - Tully,Patrick Andrew AU - Tully, Patrick Andrew TI - Refined Consequentialism: The Moral Theory of Richard A. McCormick SN - 9780820486253 PY - 2006/// PB - Peter Lang N2 - Refined Consequentialism critically examines the moral vision offered by the late Richard A. McCormick, the premier American Catholic moral theologian of the post-Vatican II era. Taking a philosophical approach to a debate carried on primarily by moral theologians, the author presents a forceful case that McCormick's brand of proportionalism belongs in the ranks of consequentialist moral theories. In doing so, the author stakes out a clear position on one side of a crucial debate that goes to the heart of the Catholic and Christian moral tradition. This book may serve as a text in both undergraduate and graduate courses that deal with contemporary Catholic (and secular) moral thought. A broader public ? one interested in the history of moral theology and in the ethical-theoretical underpinnings of the current debates within the churches on euthanasia, supporting pro-choice politicians, and removal of nutrition and hydration from gravely ill patients ? will also find this book of great interest UR - https://international.scholarvox.com/netsen/book/88880086 ER -