Moral Absolutes: Tradition, Revision, and Truth
E829705
"Moral Absolutes: Tradition, Revision, and Truth" is a philosophical work by John Finnis that defends the existence of exceptionless moral norms against modern ethical theories that allow for their revision.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moral Absolutes: Tradition, Revision, and Truth canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9914421 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Moral Absolutes: Tradition, Revision, and Truth Context triple: [John Finnis, notableWork, Moral Absolutes: Tradition, Revision, and Truth]
-
A.
Three Rival Versions of Moral Enquiry
Three Rival Versions of Moral Enquiry is a philosophical work by Alasdair MacIntyre that compares and critiques encyclopaedic, genealogical, and traditional approaches to moral reasoning and justification.
-
B.
Thick and Thin: Moral Argument at Home and Abroad
Thick and Thin: Moral Argument at Home and Abroad is a philosophical work by Michael Walzer that explores how universal moral principles interact with particular cultural and political contexts in both domestic and international ethics.
-
C.
A Short History of Ethics
A Short History of Ethics is a philosophical work by Alasdair MacIntyre that surveys the development of moral thought from ancient Greece to the modern era, critically examining how ethical concepts and theories have evolved.
-
D.
The Moral Philosopher and the Moral Life
"The Moral Philosopher and the Moral Life" is an influential essay by William James that explores the foundations of moral judgment and the role of human experience and sentiment in shaping ethical values.
-
E.
The Elements of Morality
The Elements of Morality is a 19th-century philosophical treatise by William Whewell that systematically explores ethical theory, moral duties, and the foundations of human conduct.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Moral Absolutes: Tradition, Revision, and Truth Target entity description: "Moral Absolutes: Tradition, Revision, and Truth" is a philosophical work by John Finnis that defends the existence of exceptionless moral norms against modern ethical theories that allow for their revision.
-
A.
Three Rival Versions of Moral Enquiry
Three Rival Versions of Moral Enquiry is a philosophical work by Alasdair MacIntyre that compares and critiques encyclopaedic, genealogical, and traditional approaches to moral reasoning and justification.
-
B.
Thick and Thin: Moral Argument at Home and Abroad
Thick and Thin: Moral Argument at Home and Abroad is a philosophical work by Michael Walzer that explores how universal moral principles interact with particular cultural and political contexts in both domestic and international ethics.
-
C.
A Short History of Ethics
A Short History of Ethics is a philosophical work by Alasdair MacIntyre that surveys the development of moral thought from ancient Greece to the modern era, critically examining how ethical concepts and theories have evolved.
-
D.
The Moral Philosopher and the Moral Life
"The Moral Philosopher and the Moral Life" is an influential essay by William James that explores the foundations of moral judgment and the role of human experience and sentiment in shaping ethical values.
-
E.
The Elements of Morality
The Elements of Morality is a 19th-century philosophical treatise by William Whewell that systematically explores ethical theory, moral duties, and the foundations of human conduct.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
ⓘ
philosophical book ⓘ |
| author | John Finnis ⓘ |
| defendsViewAgainst |
consequentialist moral theories
ⓘ
proportionalist moral theories ⓘ revisionist Catholic moral theology ⓘ |
| genre |
moral philosophy literature
ⓘ
philosophy of ethics ⓘ |
| hasAuthorPhilosophicalSchool |
New Natural Law theory
ⓘ
linked to:
new natural law theory
|
| hasKeyConcept |
intrinsically evil acts
ⓘ
moral exceptionlessness ⓘ revision of moral norms ⓘ tradition in moral teaching ⓘ truth in morality ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Catholic philosophical perspective
ⓘ
natural law perspective ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Catholic moral tradition
ⓘ
Thomistic natural law ⓘ analytic philosophy of law ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Catholic moral theology
ⓘ
consequentialism ⓘ deontological ethics ⓘ ethics ⓘ exceptionless moral norms ⓘ moral absolutes ⓘ moral norms ⓘ moral objectivity ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ moral theology debates after Vatican II ⓘ moral truth ⓘ natural law theory ⓘ proportionalism ⓘ revisionist ethics ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
meta-ethics
ⓘ
moral theology ⓘ normative ethics ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
moral absolutes cannot be overridden by circumstances
ⓘ
revisionist ethical theories are mistaken about moral absolutes ⓘ some human acts are intrinsically wrong ⓘ there exist exceptionless moral norms ⓘ truth about morality is objective ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Natural Law and Natural Rights ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Moral Absolutes: Tradition, Revision, and Truth Description of subject: "Moral Absolutes: Tradition, Revision, and Truth" is a philosophical work by John Finnis that defends the existence of exceptionless moral norms against modern ethical theories that allow for their revision.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.