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The Practical Importance of the Controversy Between Equiprobabilists and Probabilists

Equiprobabilism and probabilism compared, and how much the difference between them matters in practice.

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does the moral system matter in practice · equiprobabilism vs probabilism (ed.)

In the index as Conscience · Systems · Alphonsus Liguori · Equiprobabilism · Moral system · Probabiliorism, probabilism, equiprobabilism

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Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Ludovicus Wouters, C.SS.R.

Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. II, Diss. II, Pt. I, Sect. III, Ch. II, Art. I, § IV, Point III, II. On the Practical Importance of the Controversy Between Equiprobabilists and Probabilists, n. 236 — Since several think that the controversy between Probabilists and Equiprobabilists is destitute of practical value, we judge that certain things must be added concerning this matter. Now we hold that this question is pra… Read in context →

Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)

John A. McHugh, O.P., and Charles J. Callan, O.P. — 21 passages

Vol. I, Pt. I, Q. IV, Art. 2. A Good Conscience, Practical Conclusions, nn. 636, 637, 638 & 639 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. I, Q. IV, Art. 3. A Certain Conscience, Equiprobabilism, nn. 688, 689, 690, 691, 692, 693, 694, 695, 696, 697, 698, 699 & 700 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. I, Q. IV, Art. 3. A Certain Conscience, Practical Conclusions, nn. 739, 740, 741 & 742 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Commentaries on the Nature of Moral Theology, on Conscience and Probabilism, on the Fourth Precept, and on the Sixth and Ninth Precepts of the Decalogue (Commentarii)

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J. — 3 passages

Bucceroni, Commentaries (1910), Second Commentary: On Cons…, III. On Probable Conscience and on Probabilism, nn. 39, 40 & 53 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Dominic M. Prümmer, O.P.

Vol. I, Pt. I, Tract IV. On Conscience, Ch. VI, Art. II, § 2. On Equiprobabilism, n. 348 — 348. Difficulties against Equiprobabilism. Since, as appears from what was said above, there is so small a difference between Probabiliorism and Equiprobabilism, all the difficulties by which the former labors press upon… Read in context →

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Benedict Henry Merkelbach, O.P. — 16 passages

Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Second Part: On the Virtue…, Ch. II, Question Two: On the Speci…, Article III: On Opinative or Probable Conscience, n. 97 (16 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Aloysius Sabetti, S.J., and Timothy Barrett, S.J. — 2 passages

Vol. I, Tr. II, Ch. IV, Article II. On the Various Systems concerning Probability, n. 49 — But the patrons of each opinion, agreeing as to their substantial principle, admit various degrees: the former indeed in relation to the certainty which they will to have directly, and the latter in relation to the proba… Read in context →

Vol. I, Tr. II, Ch. IV, Article V. On the System of Equiprobabilism, n. 69 — I. That norm of acting certainly ought to be judged reasonable and right according to which no danger of formally sinning is incurred, and all difficulties are satisfied; but whoever acts according to probabilism not onl… Read in context →

Treated under the broader heading The moral systems — Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology · Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Tanquerey · Koch–Preuss · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Billuart, Summa Summae · Slater, Questions — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)