Another look at Aquinas's Objections to Capital Punishment
According to Thomas Aquinas, a sovereign government may legitimately execute sinners in pursuance of the common good. Aquinas outlines his defence of Capital Punishment (‘CP’) in the Summa Theologica (‘ST’) 2–2, q.64, a.2 and the Summa Contra Gentiles (‘SCG’), Book 3, Chapter 146. Aquinas's sta...
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Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2016
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New blackfriars
Year: 2016, Volume: 97, Issue: 1069, Pages: 289-307 |
Further subjects: | B
Justice
B Capital Punishment B Common Good B Aquinas B Barth |
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