"The authors are critical of recent directions in ethics that have departed from the natural law tradition
and its emphasis on absolute moral values. Their restatement of the chief positions of traditional ethics is well
reasoned and clearly presented. The focus of the book is upon issues of freedom, moral good and evil, ethical systems,
and the role of religion in ethical decision."-
-Religious Resources
University of Notre Dame Press Web Site, March, 2002
Summary
In this third edition of the now standard classroom text, Grisez and Shaw retain the best elements of the earlier
versions, including their clear, straightforward presentation and use of nontechnical language. Although the basic
approach, content, and organization remain substantially the same, the new edition does develop and amend some
aspects of the theory. For example, the community dimension of morality is brought out more clearly and the first
principle of morality is now formulated more accurately in terms of willing in line with integral human fulfillment.
