Hoose and the Proportionalist debate

Overview

Proportionalist maxim, ontic evil and moral evil in Proportionalist terms.

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Questions from this subtopic

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1. 1

   Which theologian provided an overview of the Proportionalist debate?

   Model answer

   Bernard Hoose provided the overview of the Proportionalist debate.

2. 2

   Of what is Proportionalism a hybrid?

   Model answer

   It combines the deontological rules of Natural Law with a teleological concern for the outcome an act produces.

3. 3

   State the Proportionalist maxim.

   Model answer

   It is never right to act against a principle unless there is a proportionate reason that would justify doing so.

4. 4

   What does the Proportionalist maxim allow that strict Natural Law does not?

   Model answer

   It allows a precept to be set aside where a proportionate reason exists, so the rule binds normally rather than absolutely.

5. 5

   Define ontic evil.

   Model answer

   Ontic or pre-moral evil is genuine harm or loss brought about by an act, such as pain, injury or death, considered apart from the agent's guilt.

6. 6

   Define moral evil in Proportionalist terms.

   Model answer

   A moral evil is an act that is genuinely immoral, in which harm is brought about without any proportionate reason to justify it.

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