No Property in Paradise
According to Thomas Aquinas, private property did not exist in Paradise but arose only...
Howard I. Schwartz Ph.D.
Political Philosophy
Reply to Objection 3: Overconsumption is robbery
Overconsumption is robbery, says Aquinas as he answers the third objection to private property...
Reply to Objection 2: Taking too many seats in the theater
Is private property like someone taking too many seats in the theater? Aquinas here...
Does It Matter What the Declaration of Independence Means?
The answer to the question of whether it matters what the Declaration of Independence...
Thomas Jefferson, Natural Rights and the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson had a different view of rights than is commonly ascribed to the...
Reply to Objection 1: Private Property Does Not Contradict Natural Law
Private property does not contradict natural law, in which everything is in common. Aquinas...
The Second Human Competence with Private Property
In a surprise move, Aquinas bases the virtue of alms on the second human...
Three Reasons Private Property Is Necessary
Aquinas gives three reasons why private property is necessary, drawing heavily from Aristotle’s Politics....
Aquinas’s Justification of Private Property
After providing three objections to private property, Aquinas now puts forward his own view...
Aquinas’s Third Objection to Private Property: Let no man call his own that which is common property
Aquinas now poses the third objection to private property appealing to St. Ambrose. This...