In the intros, you should be able to note the major thrust of each book.
Higgins will be the most practical of the works offering students the opportunity to explore the language of values study through individual cases. This clearly will focus on the choices to be made.
Hinman combines the theoretical with the practicle. The case studies provide a great opportunity to explore both the ideas and the vocabulary surrounding the issues.
The "common good" links were made available for you to peruse in gaining a flavor for how the common good has been addressed in Catholic social teaching through the years.
The principles of Catholic Social Teaching will serve as as framework for us as we explore value ethics this semester: Dignity of the Human person, Community, Rights and Responsibilities, Option for the Poor, Global Solidarity, Peace & Disarmament, Stewardship, Workers Rights, Role of Government, Subsidiarity, and free markets need attention.
Finally, Huston Smith invites the student to discover how
though one voice we can produce multiphonic sound, a lesson well learned for us
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