Attentiveness to Vulnerability - Fleming, Daniel J.

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Résumé :
This book is an attempt to develop a dialogue between the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas, Jean Porter's Thomistic theory of the natural law, and the virtue of solidarity as expressed in Catholic Social Teaching. It seeks to explore the implications that such a dialogue would have for our understanding of moral reasoning. Attentiveness to Vulnerability rests on the hypothesis that it is possible to develop a set of robust links between these thinkers and bodies of thought--markedly different as they are in terms of philosophical disposition and framework. Such links specify the ethical implications of Levinas' thought and develop Porter's theory in an original way. This work requires further specification through a developed anthropology, which allows for expansion within the tradition of Catholic theological ethics. The inclusion of Levinas and a focus on the virtue of solidarity allows for an advancement of virtue theory and theological ethics, to the extent that the virtue of solidarity becomes a key aspect of any ethical reasoning.

Biographie:
Daniel J. Fleming is head of ethics for St Vincent's Health Australia and adjunct professor of ethics in the School of Medicine at the University of Note Dame Australia. Fleming holds a PhD in moral philosophy and theology and is the author of over fifty academic and media publications in the areas of theological ethics, health care ethics, and moral education. He is an active member of Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church (CTEWC) and co-chairs CTEWC's virtual table on the topic of abuse in the church with James F. Keenan, SJ. James F. Keenan, SJ, is the Canisius Chair, director of the Jesuit Institute, and vice provost for Global Engagement at Boston College. In addition to being a distinguished scholar, with over twenty-five books and three hundred essays published, he is also the founder of the Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church (CTEWC) network. His most recent book is A History of Catholic Theological Ethics. Receiving a licentiate and a doctorate from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Keenan has been a Jesuit priest since 1982. Hans Zollner, SJ, is director and professor of the Institute of Anthropology: Interdisciplinary Studies on Human Dignity and Care at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He has been a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors since its inception in 2014.