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Aquinas : moral, political, and legal theory / John Finnis.
Record no.:
5755
Author:
Finnis, John.;
Publisher:
New York :: Oxford University Press,
Year:
1998.
Series:
Founders of modern political and social thought.
Description:
xxi, 385 pages ; 24 cm
Subject:
Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?1274 Contributions in social sciences.;
Ethics.;
Philosophy - Early works to 1800.;
Jurisprudence.;
State, The.;
Political science - Philosophy.;
Political science.;
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-340) and indexes.
Type:
Monograph
ISBN:
0198780842 (acid-free paper) 0198780850 (pbk. : acid-free paper);
Abstract:
I. Life, Learning, Works -- II. Subject-Matter and Method -- III. Freedom, Reason, and Human Goods -- IV. Fulfilment and Morality -- V. Towards Human Rights -- VI. Distribution, Exchange, and Recompense -- VII. The State: Its Elements and Purposes --
VIII. The State: Its Government and Law -- IX. The Power of the Sword -- X. 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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