Government - Thomas Aquinas

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Thomas Aquinas & War

Just War Pt.2

War to punish a guilty enemy

Preventitive war against a tyrant

War must occur in self-defense

Addittional Requirements

War must only be used as a last resort, after you exhaust all diplomatic and negotiation routes

Governments declare a war, but the people still have the right to depose the war

Even in war, there must be moral limits

Must commensurate to the evil

Thomas Aquinas 1225-1274

Died in Fossanova Italy 1274

Born in Lombardy Italy 1225

Just War

Third: Peace must be a central motive, even in the midst of violence

Second: War must be waged by established and proper authority, for example, a country

First: War must occur for a good and just cause

On War

Lastly, war has additional requirements to be just

To be just, war must occur for 3 reasons

There are 3 grounds on which war can be just

Works

Catena Aurea

Summa Theologia

Summa Contra Gentiles

Thomism

System which follows the teaching of Thomas Aquinas

Follows his philosophy and teachings