An Introduction to Catholic Ethics

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In my 21 years of teaching high school theology and philosophy in a Jesuit institution, I’ve only found one textbook (I much prefer primary texts) I truly liked and it’s An Intro to Catholic Ethics. Longtin and Peach do an excellent job providing an accessible resource for students to understand the relationship between secular and Catholic ethics. They confront relativism as the chief obstacle to studying ethics and give appropriate credit to Aristotle, Kant, and the Utilitarians in shaping questions of virtue, intent and circumstances in the grand picture of human life.

I would like to see a bit more enthusiasm for the difference the Catholic perspective makes. Nevertheless, the authors appreciate the nuance and deep connections Catholics make to secular thinkers. After all, what would Aquinas be without Aristotle? Readers will not find a “Catholics are completely right and secular thinkers are completely wrong” vibe coursing throughout the text. Instead, one finds important interplay and influence from secular thinkers without concluding ethics are merely personal opinion.

This book is not a open discussion like it tries to be, it’s got a clear motive and that is one of pushing outdated and questionable beliefs even for the time of its release. It also reads like it’s thinks it’s better than me, I just feel judged on a moral ground reading this book almost like I did something wrong by simply thinking differently. It’s a book designed to indoctrinate people into a set of beliefs. Well it doesn’t force you to believe a certain set of moral beliefs, it certainly lays a clear path for what the author thinks is the right set of moral beliefs to follow. It’s a awful book to read especially if made to by a teacher. This book does not achieve its goals of creating a open discussion on ethics and all that. I have never objected to reading a book before but this stands as the first. It isn’t even worth the gas you would use going to the library to go take it out and staring at the ceiling for a all of eternity is a better use and a more entertaining use of time. It’s not great, avoid at all costs.