Treatise on Law

Treatise on Law is Thomas Aquinas' major work of legal philosophy. It forms questions 90–108 of the Prima Secundæ ("First [Part] of the Second [Part]") of the Summa Theologiæ, Aquinas' masterwork of Scholastic philosophical theology. Along with Aristotelianism, it forms Aquinas' notion of law Aquinas defines a law as "an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community, and promulgated."

Treatise on Law

Treatise on Law is Thomas Aquinas' major work of legal philosophy. It forms questions 90–108 of the Prima Secundæ ("First [Part] of the Second [Part]") of the Summa Theologiæ, Aquinas' masterwork of Scholastic philosophical theology. Along with Aristotelianism, it forms Aquinas' notion of law Aquinas defines a law as "an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community, and promulgated."