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- That all law has a divine origin is a doctrine not difficult to find in the writings of Thomas Aquinas. At Summa Theologica (hereinafter ST) 1-2.93.3 the explicit point is that all law derives from the eternal law, eternal law which has already been explained as "the plan of divine wisdom inasmuch as it is directive of all acts and movements."
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In this new work, Budziszewski reinvestigates the theory of divine law in Aquinas's Summa Theologiae, exploring questions concerning faith and reason, natural law and revelation, the organization of human society, and the ultimate destiny of human life.
- J. Budziszewski
- 2021
Read more. ‘This commentary on Aquinas's treatise on the Divine Law is a worthy and, indeed, indispensable sequel to the author's prequel, his successful commentary on Aquinas's Treatise on Law, in which the focus was law in general, eternal law, natural law, and human law.
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That all law has a divine origin is a doctrine not difficult to find in the writings of Thomas Aquinas. At Summa Theologica (hereinafter ST) 1-2.93.3 the explicit point is that all law derives from the eternal law, eternal law which has already been explained as "the plan of divine wisdom inasmuch as it is directive of all acts and movements."
In Aquinas’ analysis of law, divine law and eternal law are neither identical nor coextensive. Divine law primarily reduces to the commandments of God, which are the prescriptive propositions found in the scriptures.
- Anthony J. Lisska
- 2015
The purpose of this book, a commentary on just one of St. Thomas’s works, the Treatise on Law – itself but a part of his magnum opus, the Summa Theologiae – is to contribute in some small way to its amendment. Born into an aristocratic family in 1225, St. Thomas died only forty-nine years later.
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The Divine Law; Human Law and its Relation to Natural Law; Authority: Thomas’ Anti-Anarchism; The Best Form of Government; References and Further Reading. Thomas’ Works; Secondary Sources and Works Cited; Bibliographies and Biographies ; 1. Life and Works a. Life. St. Thomas Aquinas was born sometime between 1224 and 1226 in Roccasecca ...
Mar 6, 2020 · In this paper, I analyze Thomas’s mature work on the natural law in STh I–II, qq. 90–108 and show how the roots of this view can be traced to the earliest Church, especially in the writings of the second century bishop and martyr, St. Irenaeus of Lyons.
