3min chapter

Sed Contra: A Podcast of Catholic Theology cover image

Intrinsic Evils

Sed Contra: A Podcast of Catholic Theology

CHAPTER

The New Natural Law Theorists Are Almost Focusing on the Object of an Act

The new natural law theorists are almost focusing on the object of an act in such a way that really is physical, where you're not considering the reason why you would do something. But ironically, given their hyper attention to the object and their way of determining what object to describe an action with, they end up in a kind of intentionalist place. They say craniotomy could be justified on the basis that a doctor was simply trying to remove a blockage from a birth canal.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode