"Explanation of Catholic Morals" by John H. Stapleton is a profound exploration of the ethical teachings of the Catholic Church. The book delves into the principles that guide moral decision-making, emphasizing the importance of conscience, virtue, and the role of divine law. Stapleton articulates complex theological concepts in an accessible manner, making it suitable for both lay readers and those seeking a deeper understanding of Catholic moral theology. His insights encourage readers t...

Ethics Explored: 52 Influential Books assembles a capacious library of moral inquiry, bringing philosophical argument, religious meditation, social criticism, self-culture, political reflection, and popular instruction into sustained conversation. Its range extends from classical accounts of virtue and discipline to modern discussions of conscience, education, reform, labor, peace, and public responsibility. Stoic maxims, devotional prose, treatises on moral philosophy, and narratives of s...

In "Explanation of Catholic Morals," John H. Stapleton offers a comprehensive exploration of Catholic moral teachings, intertwining philosophical discourse with theological insights. This work serves as both a theological treatise and a practical guide, deftly addressing contemporary moral dilemmas within the framework of Catholic doctrine. Employing a clear and accessible literary style, Stapleton invites readers to engage deeply with the principles of virtue ethics, natural law, and the ...

A fascinating look at the traditional Catholic view on various different moral subjects, such as the seven deadly sins, prayer and devotion, blasphemy and cursing, education, homicide and suicide, and many others.

A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals. The ten commandments, vice and virtue from the Catholic perspective. The contents of this volume appeared originally in The Catholic Transcript, of Hartford, Connecticut, in weekly installments, from February, 1901, to February, 1903.

DODWELL, HENRY, the younger (d. 1784), deist, fourth child and eldest son of Henry Dodwell [q. v.], was born at Shottesbrooke, Berkshire, probably about the beginning of the eighteenth century. He was educated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, where he proceeded B.A. 9 Feb. 1726. Subsequently he studied law. He is said to have been ‘a polite, humane, and benevolent man,’ and to have taken a very active part in the early proceedings of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Co...

Epicureanism is so simple a philosophy of life that it scarcely needs interpretation. In fact, as the following citations show, it was originally little more than a set of directions for living "the simple life," with pleasure as the simplifying principle. The more subtle teaching of the other philosophies will require to be introduced by explanatory statement, or else accompanied by a running commentary as it proceeds. The best way to understand Epicureanism, however, is to let Epicurus a...

Seminal work on the rights of woman. According to Wikipedia: "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects (1792), written by the 18th-century British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, is one of the earliest works of feminist philosophy. In it, Wollstonecraft responds to those educational and political theorists of the 18th century who did not believe women should have an education. She argues that women ought to have an education commensurate with thei...

We live in an era rife with cultural conflict. The 21st century is by no means free of wars, terrorism, riots, famine, nor epidemics. We may attempt to solve the challenges of our times by uniting the humanistic disciplines of philosophy, science, and technology. Our modern reality requires a fundamental understanding of the problems beleaguering our existence. Science and literature are key tools for gaining this insight. The wisdom accumulated throughout the centuries by scientists, phil...

Wilberforce's classic work, A Practical View of Christianity, is concerned with convincing those who call themselves Christians to pursue "the real nature and principles of the religion which they profess." Christianity is not a mere morality, to be held in private. Christianity is revelation from God, bringing new rights and correspondent duties. It is an entire way of life that requires diligence and study and that should affect every aspect of the Christian's public and private...

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet, who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society, and he disseminated his thoughts through dozens of published essays and more than 1,500 public lectures across the United States.Self Reliance essay contains the most thorough statement of one of Emerson's recurrent themes, the...

The Complete Works gathers the extraordinary range of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's achievement: visionary poems such as "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and "Kubla Khan," dramatic experiments, critical essays, lectures, autobiographical reflections, and letters. Read together, these writings reveal a mind moving between Gothic intensity, philosophical speculation, theological inquiry, and conversational intimacy. Coleridge's prose and verse stand at the center of British Romanticism, expandi...