Moral Theology: Its Method and Masters
Mayr, Anton.
Drawn from the authors' own words; every quotation links to its place.
Jesuit · 1673–1749
In the Index: Mayr
In Prümmer's Catalogue and Haringer's Index
- “Mayr, Anton., S.J., German (1673-1749), wrote Theologia scholastica, 8 volumes in 8vo, Ingolstadt 1729, where he defends Aequiprobabilism already before St. Alphonsus.” — Prümmer, Catalogue of authors
His Moral System, as Our Authors Report It
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Our authors disagree. Probabilist: Tanquerey. Equiprobabilist: Koch-Preuss, Noldin, Prümmer, Slater, Merkelbach.
Tanquerey (n. 405) holds that equiprobabilism "does not differ substantially from moderate probabilism", and Marc (n. 86) that the moderate probabilists "agree in substantial matters with the equiprobabilists".
| Probabilist | |
|---|---|
| Counted among them by one of our authors | Tanquerey, Fundamental Moral Theology, n. 396 |
| Equiprobabilist | |
| Counted among them by 3 of our authors | Koch-Preuss, Handbook I, the moral systems; Slater, Short History, ¶ 89; Merkelbach, Summa II, excursus on the moral systems |
| “there were some theologians (Amort, Rassler, Ant. Mayr) who already before St. Alphonsus set forth the system of probabilism in an equiprobabilistic formula”Noldin: before St. Alphonsus he set forth probabilism in an equiprobabilistic formula | Noldin, Summa I, n. 250 |
| “Before St. Alphonsus this system was held by Eusebius Amort, Rassler, Antonius Mayr, and certain others; Billuart, O. Pr. (+ 1757), already attempts to solve the arguments of the Equiprobabilists. - Besides the Redemptorists, Konings, Marc, Ter Haar, Aertnys, Wouters, and also several others adopted this system, for example Scavini, Gousset, Pruner, Muller, Simar, etc., and from the Order of Preachers Moran, Saralegui, Beaudouin, etc.”Prümmer: he held equiprobabilism before St. Alphonsus | Prümmer, Manuale I, n. 341 |
| “where he defends Aequiprobabilism already before St. Alphonsus”Prümmer: an equiprobabilist before St. Alphonsus | Prümmer, Catalogue of authors |
Where Our Authors Discuss Him
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| “Hist., p. 35. b) Among theologians who opposed probabiliorism, very many teach that, in a conflict of opinions, the certainly or notably more probable one is to be followed. … The same teach Ferdinand Rebellus, S.J.; Antonius Perez, O.S.B.; Martinus a Prado, O.P.; Franciscus de Arauxo, O.P.; Antonius Cotonius, O.M.; Passerini de Sextula, O.P.; Esparza, S.J.; Terillus, S.J.; Gabriel Daniel, S.J.; Christ. Rassler, S.J.; Benedict Schmier, O.S.B.; Ant. Mayr, S.J.; Eusebius Amort; Jos. Biner, S.J.; and several others.”Marc names him among those who, against the probabiliorists, teach that the certainly or notably more probable opinion must be followed | Marc, Institutiones I, n. 100 |
No article in the Catholic Encyclopedia (1913).