Fagothey's Right and reason Book

Very detailed and thorough explanation of ethics, although it seems to have been written as a textbook rather than for lay Catholics. There was one part that I thought was puzzling at best, the final chapter on peace, the author noted a driving force behind warfare "is that there is no higher authority to which states can appeal for the settlement of their disputes . . ." While he admits the Church fulfilled this role in the past, he seems to regard this arrangement in the modern world as "past all hope of revival" but without offering any supporting evidence for his assertion.