Tag Archive for "Private Property Rights"

Aquinas On Whether Private Property is Natural or Lawful

Jun 17, 2015

Aquinas On Whether Private Property is Natural or Lawful

This is the beginning of my commentary on Thomas Aquinas’s views of private property...

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Aquinas on Private Property

Jun 17, 2015

Aquinas on Private Property

This is the beginning of Aquinas’s discussion of private property. Previously, I discussed Aquinas’s...

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Aquinas Replies to Objections on Possession of External Things

Jun 12, 2015

Aquinas Replies to Objections on Possession of External Things

This is a continuation of my commentary on Aquinas on private property rights. ST...

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Aquinas, Aristotle and the Naturalness of Sustenance (Aquinas Answer Part II)

Jun 11, 2015

Aquinas, Aristotle and the Naturalness of Sustenance (Aquinas Answer Part II)

Humans naturally need sustenance argues Aquinas following Aristotle.  [This is a continuation of my...

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Objection Three: Only God Has Dominion

May 28, 2015

Objection Three: Only God Has Dominion

Only God has dominion is the third objection Aquinas raises to the claim that...

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Objection Two: The Wealthy Don’t Own What They Produce

May 26, 2015

Objection Two: The Wealthy Don’t Own What They Produce

Aquinas proposes a second objection to the view that humans naturally possess things from...

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Aquinas on Private Property Rights

May 22, 2015

Aquinas on Private Property Rights

Aquinas’s views on private property rights are influential and important in understanding the history...

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