Joseph M. Boyle
American philosopher (1942–2016)
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Joseph M. Boyle (1942 – 2016) was an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. He is known for his works on ethics. Boyle is a former president of the American Catholic Philosophical Association.[2][3][4][5]
Born1942
Died2016 (aged 73–74)
SpouseBarbara Dean
ChildrenMarion, Thomas, MaryAnne
Joseph M. Boyle | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1942 |
| Died | 2016 (aged 73–74) |
| Spouse | Barbara Dean |
| Children | Marion, Thomas, MaryAnne |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University (PhD) |
| Thesis | The Argument from Self-Referential Consistency: The Current Discussion (1970) |
| Germain Grisez | |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| Institutions | University of Toronto, College of St. Thomas, Aquinas College (Michigan), St. Fidelis College |
Main interests | Ethics |
Notable ideas | New natural law theory[1] |
Books
- Free Choice: A Self-Referential Argument, with Olaf Tollefsen and Germain Grisez, Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1979
- Life and Death with Liberty and Justice: A Contribution to the Euthanasia Debate, with Germain Grisez, Notre Dame; University of Notre Dame Press, 1979
- Nuclear Deterrence, Morality, and Realism, with John Finnis and Germain Grisez, Oxford: Oxford University, 1987
- Catholic Sexual Ethics: A Summary, Defense, and Explanation, with Ronald David Lawler and William E. May, Huntington, Ind.: Our Sunday Visitor, 1984; updated 1996; 2nd ed. 1998; 3rd ed. 2011
- Natural Law Ethics in Theory and Practice: A Joseph Boyle Reader, edited by John Liptay and Christopher Tollefsen, Washington; The Catholic University of America Press, 2020
