“Practical Reason and Faith” (Presidential Address)

Having been elected President of the American Philosophical Association for its 1984 convention, Grisez decided that the plenary sessions would focus on practical reason, and he chose to use one of those sessions for his presidential address. On this occasion, he offered a philosophical treatment of what the faith of Christians can contribute to their practical reasoning—a topic he had treated theologically in The Way of the Lord Jesus,volume one, Christian Moral Principles, chapter 24, question E. The address was published in the Association’s Proceedings and is copyright © American Catholic Philosophical Association 1984, all rights reserved.

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