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The language of "nature" in relation to moral law is contested in many quarters today. A universal and objective reference for moral experience is rejected, preferring to refer to the canons of utilitarianism and emotionalism. However, this does not mean that even today we do not encounter authors who - in different disciplines and forms - reaffirm this language, at least as a dimension not to be discarded a priori. We briefly discuss this with a psychotherapist (C. Ternynck), a sociologist (S. Belardinelli) and a philosopher (Ch. Taylor) who seriously pose the question. In the light of these analyses, an attempt is made to initiate a new understanding of natural law. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers an analytical Presentation of the Document of the Pontifical Biblical Commission: What is Man? (Ps 8:5). An Itinerary of Biblical Anthropology (30-IX-2019), exposing some aspects of the Theological Message of Gen 1–3. After having presented the context, the purpose and the articulation of the Document, two exemplary reasons for the anthropological message of Gen 1–3 are underlined: a) ’ådåm and its relations; b) In search of the face (Gen 3:8). Finally, three perspectives emerging from reflection on the Document are highlighted. The First Perspective is given by the relationship between anthropology and Christology. The Second Perspective is part of the broad interpretation of the human story in the light of the history of the covenant with God. The Third Perspective concerns the dialectic between creatural Weakness and the life-giving power of Divine Action. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to take stock of the latest Italian translation of Thomas Aquinas's Summa theologiae by Fernando Fiorentino. The author's analysis is developed on two different and intimately linked levels: linguistic (semantic) and philosophical (theoretical). First of all, by means of the analysis of Part I-II, question 94, articles 2 and 4, the author shows the faithfulness of the translation to the original Latin text: this is especially evident when Fiorentino renders in Italian the Latin syntagm lex naturae. Moreover, the examination of the translation of these Aquinas's texts allows to bring to light the Aristotelian approach that, according to Flannery, is behind Thomas's thought. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]