Aquinas: Political WritingsCambridge University Press, 2002 M10 24 - 312 pages Thomas Aquinas (1225-74) is a massive figure in the history of western thought and of the Catholic church. In this major addition to the Cambridge Texts series Robert Dyson (whose modern rendition of Augustine's City of God has already been widely acclaimed) has chosen texts by Aquinas that show his development of a Christian version of the philosophy of Aristotle, its contrast with the Augustinian thought that had coloured so much political thinking in the previous eight centuries, and St Thomas's views as to the purpose of government, constitutions, and the relations between secular and ecclesiastical power. Property, slavery, and usury are fully covered, as are St Thomas's celebrated and influential writings on law. The translations are extremely accessible and the whole is supported by all of the usual series features designed to assist the student reader, including brief biographies, notes for further reading and a concise critical introduction. |
Contents
VI | 1 |
VII | 3 |
VIII | 5 |
IX | 45 |
X | 52 |
XIII | 57 |
XVI | 59 |
XVII | 63 |
LXXII | 171 |
LXXIII | 173 |
LXXIV | 175 |
LXXV | 176 |
LXXVI | 178 |
LXXVII | 181 |
LXXVIII | 183 |
LXXIX | 184 |
XVIII | 66 |
XIX | 68 |
XX | 70 |
XXI | 72 |
XXIII | 76 |
XXIV | 78 |
XXV | 80 |
XXVI | 82 |
XXVII | 83 |
XXIX | 85 |
XXX | 87 |
XXXI | 89 |
XXXII | 91 |
XXXIII | 93 |
XXXIV | 95 |
XXXV | 96 |
XXXVI | 99 |
XXXVII | 101 |
XXXVIII | 103 |
XXXIX | 105 |
XL | 107 |
XLI | 109 |
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XLIII | 114 |
XLV | 116 |
XLVI | 118 |
XLVII | 120 |
XLVIII | 123 |
XLIX | 125 |
L | 126 |
LII | 129 |
LIII | 131 |
LIV | 133 |
LV | 137 |
LVII | 139 |
LVIII | 141 |
LIX | 145 |
LX | 147 |
LXI | 149 |
LXIII | 151 |
LXIV | 153 |
LXV | 155 |
LXVI | 158 |
LXVII | 161 |
LXVIII | 163 |
LXIX | 165 |
LXX | 168 |
LXXX | 187 |
LXXXI | 189 |
LXXXII | 190 |
LXXXIII | 192 |
LXXXV | 194 |
LXXXVI | 196 |
LXXXVII | 198 |
LXXXVIII | 200 |
LXXXIX | 202 |
XC | 205 |
XCI | 207 |
XCII | 209 |
XCIII | 210 |
XCIV | 212 |
XCV | 214 |
XCVI | 216 |
XCVII | 217 |
XCVIII | 219 |
XCIX | 220 |
C | 225 |
CI | 229 |
CII | 231 |
CIII | 233 |
CIV | 239 |
CV | 242 |
CVI | 245 |
CVII | 246 |
CVIII | 247 |
CIX | 249 |
CX | 251 |
CXII | 253 |
CXIII | 255 |
CXIV | 256 |
CXV | 258 |
CXVI | 261 |
CXVII | 262 |
CXVIII | 265 |
CXIX | 267 |
CXX | 270 |
CXXI | 272 |
CXXII | 274 |
CXXIII | 276 |
CXXV | 277 |
CXXVII | 279 |
297 | |
Common terms and phrases
according actions acts of virtue animals Apostle says appetite arises Aristotle articulus Augustine says authority belongs bound to obey called character of law Christian CICiv civitate command common contrary derived Deuteronomy Dinocrates directed Divine law dominion eternal law Etymologiae evil example faith glory Hence human acts human law Iallae insofar ius gentium Jews judge judgment kill kind king kingdom law of nature legal justice libero arbitrio Lord matters mean moral virtues Moreover mortal sin natural law natural right necessary obedience obiectio paperback particular person pertains Peter Lombard Philosopher says Political Writings edited precepts princes principles punishment rational reason regard regimine principum relation responsio robbery Romans ruler says at Ethics sed contra sedition seems sense sins slay someone specific St Thomas St Thomas's Summa theologiae temporal theft tyranny tyrant unbelievers unlawful usury Valerius Maximus virtuous wicked