Veritatis Splendor

Please read John Paul II’s encyclical

Veritatis Splendor

http://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_06081993_veritatis-splendor.html

·      Describe and analyze the reasoning/logic that John Paul uses in this encyclical. (1 paragraph)

·      Identify examples of Deontic and Doxastic logic in his approach to ethics. (1 paragraph)

·      Compare and contrast the ethical approach found in this encyclical to

o   Proportionalism (1 paragraph)

o   Emotivism (1 paragraph)

Meaningful elaboration beyond these guidelines is encouraged but not required, e.g., finding examples of additional modal logics, comparing to other ethical approaches, and comparing with other themes in this course.