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A Topic of Moral Theology

Perfect and Essential Goodness

Perfect and Essential Goodness, as treated in McHugh–Callan (Art. 3. Acts as Moral).

In the manuals

Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)

John A. McHugh, O.P., and Charles J. Callan, O.P. — 2 passages

Vol. I, Pt. I, Q. I, Art. 3. Acts as Moral, Perfect and Essential Goodness, nn. 87 & 88 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading The Necessity of Acting for the Sake of an End — Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · Merkelbach, Summa Theologiae Moralis — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)