The Medieval Tradition of Natural Law

Edited by Harold J. Johnson

Book cover: The Medieval Tradition of Natural Law

Extent: 219 pages

Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications

Subjects: Medieval Studies, Philosophy

Series: Studies in Medieval Culture

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(July 1987)

ISBN: 9780918720818

6.14 x 9.21 inches

Price: $19.95

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This anthology aims to add to a deeper understanding of the tradition of natural law throughout the medieval period. It runs contrary to the opinion so commonly held since the Renaissance, that any tradition deemed medieval has little or even nothing to offer to contemporary needs and interests.


This anthology aims to add flesh to the bones and the supplements, reservations, and alternatives for a deeper understanding of the tradition of natural law throughout the medieval period. It runs contrary to the opinion so commonly held since the Renaissance, that any tradition deemed medieval has little or even nothing to offer to contemporary needs and interests. The essays contained herein put to bed such a notion with fresh and interesting takes on Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther, natural law in the traditions of Golden Age Spain, and more.

Introduction by Harold J. Johnson
Thomas Aquinas on Promises by Richard N. Bronaugh
Martin Luther: a Natural Law Theorist? by Harvey Owen Brown
An Example of the Resurgence of Natural Law in Golden Age Spain by Robert L. Fiore
Elements of Natural Law Theory in Machiavelli by John H. Geerken
Natural Law and Legal Obligation by Barry C. Hoffmaster
Just Price, Aquinas, and the Labor Theory of Value by Harold J. Johnson
Aquinas and Vitoria: Two Perspectives on Slavery by John B. Killoran
Lord's Law and Natural Law by Geoffery Koziol
Saint Thomas Aquinas's S.T. I-II. 94. 2 and 4: Two Renaissance Interpretations and their Significance to Contemporary Value Theory by John U. Lewis
Nominalist Natural Law Theory Revisited: Gabriel Biel by Kevin McDonnell
Classifying the Moral Teaching of St. Thomas by Peter A. Redpath
The Political Limitations of Natural Law in Aquinas by Edgar Scully
Introduction to Natural Law in Didactic, Scientific, and Legal Treatises in Iberia by Dennis P. Seniff
Natural Moral Law and Predestination in St. Thomas Aquinas: An Incurable Contradiction by Thomas Michael Tomasic
The Development of the Insurance Concept and Insurance Law in the Middle Ages by Karl H. Van D'Elden
The "Common Good" in Thomas Aquinas's Politics by Edward F. Walter (with Bruce Bubacz)

  • Edited by Harold J. Johnson