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ST THOMAS AQUINAS POLITICAL WRITINGS R.W. DYSON ThePittBuilding,TrumpingtonStreet,Cambridge,UnitedKingdom TheEdinburghBuilding,Cambridge,UK WestthStreet,NewYork,-,USA WilliamstownRoad,PortMelbourne,,Australia RuizdeAlarco´n,Madrid,Spain DockHouse,TheWaterfront,CapeTown,SouthAfrica http://www.cambridge.org (cid:1)C intheselection,translationandeditorialmatterCambridgeUniversityPress Thisbookisincopyright.Subjecttostatutoryexception andtotheprovisionsofrelevantcollectivelicensingagreements, noreproductionofanypartmaytakeplacewithout thewrittenpermissionofCambridgeUniversityPress. Firstpublished PrintedintheUnitedKingdomattheUniversityPress,Cambridge TypefaceEhrhardtMT./pt SystemLATEXε [] AcataloguerecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary LibraryofCongressCataloguinginPublicationdata Thomas,Aquinas,Saint,?–. [Selections.English.] Politicalwritings/ThomasAquinas;editedandtranslatedbyR.W.Dyson. p. cm.–(Cambridgetextsinthehistoryofpoliticalthought) Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex. –(pb.) .Politicalscience–Earlyworksto. .Law–Philosophy–Earlyworks to. .Justice–Earlyworksto. .Dyson,R.W. .Title. .Series. . –dc hardback paperback Contents Preface pagexv Abbreviations xvi Introduction xvii AbriefchronologyofStThomas’slife xxxvii Bibliography xxxviii Governmentandpolitics (a) Summa theologiae Ia : Concerning the dominion whichbelongedtomaninthestateofinnocence articulus:Whethermenwereequalinthestateof innocence articulus:Whetherinthestateofinnocenceman wouldhavehaddominionoverman (b) Thetreatise‘Deregimineprincipum’or‘Deregno’ Preface Book Book (c) SummatheologiaeIaIIae::Concerningthereason forthejudicialprecepts[oftheOldTestament] articulus : Whether the old law enjoined suitable preceptsconcerningrulers Obedience (a) SummatheologiaeIIaIIae:Onobedience articulus:Whetheronemanisboundtoobey another vii Contents articulus:Whetherobedienceisaspecificvirtue articulus:Whetherobedienceisthegreatestofthe virtues articulus:WhetherGodistobeobeyedinallthings articulus:Whethersubjectsareboundtoobeytheir superiorsinallthings articulus:WhetherChristiansareboundtoobey thesecularpowers (b) Scriptasuperlibrossententiarum,Dist.,quaest. articulus:WhetherChristiansareboundtoobey thesecularpowers,andtyrantsinparticular Law (a) SummatheologiaeIaIIae:Theessenceoflaw articulus:Whetherlawissomethingbelongingto reason articulus:Whetherlawisalwaysdirectedtothe commongood articulus:Whetherthereasonofanyone whatsoevercanmakelaws articulus:Whetherpromulgationisessentialtolaw (b) SummatheologiaeIaIIae:Thevariouskindsoflaw articulus:Whetherthereisaneternallaw articulus:Whetherthereisanaturallawinus articulus:Whetherthereisahumanlaw articulus:Whetheritwasnecessaryfortheretobe aDivinelaw articulus:WhetherthereisonlyoneDivinelaw articulus:Whetherthereisa‘lawoflust’[lexfomitis] (c) SummatheologiaeIaIIae:Theeffectsoflaw articulus : Whether it is an effect of law to make mengood articulus:Whetherthefunctionsoflaware properlydescribed[ascommanding,prohibiting, permittingandpunishing] (d) SummatheologiaeIaIIae:Theeternallaw articulus:Whethertheeternallawissupreme reasonexistinginGod articulus:Whethertheeternallawisknowntoall men viii Contents articulus:Whethereverylawisderivedfromthe eternallaw articulus:Whethernecessaryandeternalthings aresubjecttotheeternallaw articulus:Whethernaturalcontingentsaresubject totheeternallaw articulus:Whetherallhumanaffairsaresubjectto theeternallaw (e) SummatheologiaeIaIIae:Thenaturallaw articulus:Whetherthenaturallawisahabit articulus:Whetherthenaturallawcontainsseveral precepts,oronlyone articulus:Whetherallactsofvirtueareprescribed bythenaturallaw articulus:Whetherthenaturallawisthesamein allmen articulus:Whetherthenaturallawcanbechanged articulus:Whetherthelawofnaturecanbe abolishedfromtheheartofman (f) SummatheologiaeIaIIae:Humanlawconsideredin itself articulus:Whetheritwasusefulforcertainlawsto beestablishedbymen articulus : Whether every human law is derived fromthenaturallaw articulus : Whether Isidore’s description of the qualityofpositivelawisappropriate articulus:WhetherIsidore’sdivisionofhumanlaws isappropriate (g) Summa theologiae IaIIae : Of the power of human law articulus:Whetherhumanlawshouldbeframed forthecommunityratherthantheindividual articulus:Whetheritbelongstohumanlawto restrainallvices articulus:Whetherhumanlawprescribesallacts ofvirtue articulus:Whetherhumanlawbindsamaninthe courtofconscience ix Contents articulus:Whetherallmenaresubjecttothelaw articulus:Whetheronewhoissubjecttoalawmay gobeyondtheletterofthelaw (h) SummatheologiaeIaIIae:Ofchangeinthelaws articulus:Whetherhumanlawshouldbechanged inanyway articulus : Whether human law should always be changedwhensomethingbetterarises articulus:Whethercustomcanobtaintheforceof law articulus:Whethertherulersofacommunitycan dispensefromhumanlaws Right,justiceandjudgment (a) SummatheologiaeIIaIIae:Onright articulus:Whetherright[ius]istheobjectofjustice [iustitia] articulus : Whether right is suitably divided into naturalrightandpositiveright articulus:Whetherthe‘rightofnations’ [iusgentium]isthesameasnaturalright[iusnaturale] articulus:Whetherpaternalrightanddominative rightshouldberegardedasdifferentspeciesofright (b) SummatheologiaeIIaIIae:Onjustice articulus:Whetherjusticeissuitablydefinedas ‘aconstantandperpetualwilltorendertoeachhis right’ articulus:Whetherjusticeisalwaystowards another articulus:Whetherjusticeisavirtue articulus:Whetherjusticeisinthewillasitssubject articulus:Whetherjusticeisageneralvirtue articulus:Whetherjustice,insofarasitisageneral virtue,isthesameinessenceasallvirtue articulus:Whetherthereisaparticularjusticeas wellasgeneral[i.e.‘legal’]justice articulus:Whetherparticularjusticehasaspecific fieldofconcern articulus : Whether justice is concerned with the passions x Contents articulus:Whetherthemeanofjusticeisan objectivemean[mediumrei] articulus:Whethertheactofjusticeistorender toeachhisown articulus:Whetherjusticeispre-eminentamong themoralvirtues (c) SummatheologiaeIIaIIae:Onjudgment articulus:Whetherjudgmentisanactof justice articulus:Whetheritislawfultojudge articulus:Whetheritisunlawfultojudgeonthe basisofsuspicion articulus:Whetherdoubtsshouldreceivethemore favourableinterpretation articulus:Whetherweoughtalwaystojudge accordingtothewrittenlaw articulus:Whetherjudgmentisrendered wrongfulbyusurpation Propertyrelations (a) SummatheologiaeIIaIIae:Ontheftandrobbery articulus:Whetheritisnaturalformantopossess externalthings articulus:Whetheritislawfulforanyonetopossess somethingashisown articulus:Whetherthenatureoftheftliesintaking someoneelse’spropertysecretly articulus : Whether theft and robbery are sins of differentspecies articulus:Whethertheftisalwaysasin articulus:Whethertheftisamortalsin articulus:Whetheritislawfultostealbyreasonof necessity articulus:Whetherrobberymaybecommitted withoutsin articulus:Whethertheftisamoregrievoussinthan robbery (b) SummatheologiaeIIaIIae:Onthesinofusury articulus:Whetheritisasintotakeusuryforaloan ofmoney xi Contents articulus:Whetheronemayaskforsomeotherkind ofconsiderationforaloanofmoney articulus : Whether someone is bound to restore whateverprofitshehasmadeoutofmoneylentupon usury articulus : Whether it is lawful to borrow money uponusury (c) ThelettertotheDuchessofBrabant‘Onthe governmentofJews’ War,seditionandkilling (a) SummatheologiaeIIaIIae:Onwar articulus:Whetheritisalwaysasintowagewar articulus:Whetheritislawfulforclericsand bishopstofight articulus:Whetheritislawfultomakeuseof ambushesinwar articulus:Whetheritislawfultofightonholydays (b) SummatheologiaeIIaIIae:Onsedition articulus:Whetherseditionisaspecificsindistinct fromothers articulus:Whetherseditionisalwaysamortalsin (c) SummatheologiaeIIaIIae:Onhomicide articulus:Whetheritisunlawfultokillanyliving thing articulus:Whetheritislawfultokillsinners articulus:Whetheritislawfulforaprivateperson tokillamanwhohassinned articulus : Whether it is lawful for clerics to kill malefactors articulus:Whetheritislawfulforsomeonetoslay himself articulus:Whetheritislawfultokilltheinnocent articulus:Whetheritislawfultokillsomeonein self-defence articulus:Whetheroneincurstheguiltofhomicide throughslayingamanbychance Religionandpolitics (a) SummatheologiaeIIaIIae:Onrelationswith unbelievers xii Contents articulus:Whetherunbelieversoughttobecoerced intothefaith articulus:Whetherunbelieversmayhave authorityordominionoverthefaithful articulus:Whethertheritesofunbelieversought tobetolerated (b) SummatheologiaeIIaIIae:Onheresy articulus:Whetherhereticsoughttobetolerated (c) SummatheologiaeIIaIIae:Onapostasy articulus:Whetheraprinceforfeitshisdominion over his subjects by reason of his apostasy from the faith,sothattheyarenolongerboundtoobeyhim (d) Scriptasuperlibrossententiarum,Dist.,quaest. articulus:Onspiritualandtemporalpower Biographicalglossary Index xiii Governmentandpolitics (a) SummatheologiaeIa:Concerningthedominion whichbelongedtomaninthestateofinnocence articulus:Whethermenwereequalinthestateofinnocence Itseemsthatallmenwereequalinthestateofinnocence. obiectio:ForGregorysays:‘Wherewedonotsin,weareallequal.’But inthestateofinnocencetherewasnosin.Thereforeallwereequal. obiectio:Moreover,similarityandequalityarethebasisofmutuallove, accordingtoEcclesiasticus::‘Everybeastlovethitslike;soalsoevery manhimthatisnearesttohimself.’Nowinthatstatetherewasamong menabundantlove,whichisthebondofpeace.Thereforeallwereequal inthestateofinnocence. obiectio : Moreover, when the cause ceases, the effect ceases also. But theinequalitywhichnowexistsamongmenseemstoarise,onthesideof God,fromthefactthatHerewardssomeandpunishesothers;and,onthe sideofnature,fromthefactthatsomearebornweakanddisadvantaged bysomedefectofnature,whereasothersarestrongandperfect.Butthis wouldnothavebeensointheprimitivestate. sed contra: It is said at Romans : that the things which come from Godareordered.Butorderseemstoconsistespeciallyindisparity;for Augustinesays:‘Orderisthedispositionofequalandunequalthingsin suchawayastogivetoeachitsproperplace.’Thereforeintheprimitive Thisquaestiohasfourarticles,thefirsttwoofwhichare:‘Whethermaninthestateof innocencewaslordoftheanimals’;and‘Whethermanwaslordofallothercreatures’. I.e.wouldallmenhavebeenequalhadtheFallnotoccurred? Moralia:(PL:). DecivitateDei:.
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