Empirical foundations of the common good : what theology can learn from social science / Daniel K. Finn

Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Physical Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Additional Creators: Finn, Daniel K., 1947-

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Contents

Machine generated contents note: 1.Contributions of Contemporary Political Science to an Understanding of the Common Good / Matthew Carnes -- 2.What Can Economists Contribute to the Common Good Tradition? / Andrew M. Yuengert -- 3.Public Policy and the Common Good / Mary Jo Bane -- 4.The Contribution of Sociology to Catholic Social Thought and the Common Good / Douglas V. Porpora -- 5.Contributions of Economic Theory to an Understanding of the Common Good in Catholic Social Thought / Charles K. Wilber -- 6.Public Service, Public Goods, and the Common Good: Argentina as a Case Study / Gerardo Sanchis Munoz -- 7.What Can Social Science Teach Catholic Social Thought About the Common Good? / David Cloutier -- 8.What Theology Should and Should Not Learn from the Social Sciences About the Common Good / Mary L. Hirschfeld.

Summary

What has social science learned about the common good? Would humanists even want to alter their definitions of the common good based on what social scientists say? In this volume, six social scientists, from economics, political science, sociology, and policy analysis, speak about what their disciplines have to contribute to discussions within Catholic social thought about the common good.

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ISBN

9780190681999 (ebook)

Audience Notes

Specialized.

Note

Previously issued in print: 2017.

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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