作者:Anthony Silsby 12 年以前
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Government - Thomas Aquinas
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