Aquinas : moral, political, and legal theory /

Finnis, John

Aquinas : moral, political, and legal theory / John Finnis - Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998 - xxi, 385 pages ; 24 cm - Founders of modern political and social thought . - Founders of modern political and social thought .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-340) and indexes

Life, learning, works -- Subject-matter and method -- Freedom, reason, and human goods -- Fulfilment and morality -- Towards human rights -- Distribution, exchange, and recompense -- The state: its elements and purposes -- The state: its government and law -- The power of the sword -- On our origin and end

This launch volume in the series presents a critical examination of St Thomas Aquinas's thought, combining an accessible, historically-informed account of his work with a reassessment of his central ideas and arguments

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Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274 --Political and social views

JC121.T453 / F55 1998

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