The Political Thought of Thomas Aquinas / Thomas Gilby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gilby, Thomas, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--History.

Political science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (357 pages)

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1958.

Contents:

Part One. Influences at Work

Chapter I. Theologians

1. Bible as mundane guide

2. Theology of natural law

Chapter II. Jurists

1. Canonists

2. Civilians

Chapter III. Landed men and wanderers

1. The social scene

2. Order of preachers

Chapter IV. Philosophers

1. New naturalism

2. Aristotle from the Arabic and Greek

Part Two. Development in St. Thomas

Chapter V. The advance from the Theologians

1. Law in nature

2. Concept of law

3. Types of law

4. Jus Gentium

5. Dominion a natural condition

Chapter VI. A draft for the jurists

1. Law-making as art

2. Limits to legalism

3. Legality and politics

4. Legal supremacy

Chapter VII. Citizenship and Eccentricity

1. Justice within the official community

2. Private and public

3. Individual and social justice

4. Politics and morals

5. Personal and common good

6. Corporate group

7. State personality

8. A on terminology

Chapter VIII. Reception of Aristotle

1. Commentaries on the Ethics and Politics

2. Brief Neo-Hellenism

3. Political method

4. Polity

5. Political equity

Conclusion. Political Discourse

1. Historical effect

2. Three social phases

3. Summary.

Notes:

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