Howard I. Schwartz Ph.D.

Did Adam labor in Paradise? What does Scripture mean when it says God placed...

Why did Adam and Eve eat food in Paradise? [This post continues my discussion...

What were the lives of Adam and Eve like in the Garden of Eden?...

According to Thomas Aquinas, private property did not exist in Paradise but arose only...

Overconsumption is robbery, says Aquinas as he answers the third objection to private property...

Is private property like someone taking too many seats in the theater? Aquinas here...

Thomas Jefferson had a different view of rights than is commonly ascribed to the...

Private property does not contradict natural law, in which everything is in common. Aquinas...

Aquinas gives three reasons why private property is necessary, drawing heavily from Aristotle’s Politics....

After providing three objections to private property, Aquinas now puts forward his own view...