Francisco Suárez was a Spanish Jesuit priest, philosopher, and theologian, a pivotal figure of the School of Salamanca. His work marks a significant turning point in the history of late scholasticism, bridging its Renaissance and Baroque phases. His influence was so profound that thinkers as diverse as Leibniz, Grotius, and Heidegger cited him as a source of inspiration.
This volume presents a detailed and comprehensive study of the philosophy of law, based on the works of the Spanish Jesuit theologian Francisco Suarez. Edited by Conrad Vogler, this volume provides an essential resource for anyone interested in the history of legal philosophy, and the development of natural law theory. Whether you are a scholar, a philosopher, or simply seeking to deepen your understanding of the nature of law, this book is sure to inform and inspire.
Francisco Suárez's treatise on metaphysics offers a deep dive into questions of being, essence, and existence. This Latin philosophical work is a must-read for anyone interested in classical theological and philosophical debates.
Tractatus Quinque Ad Primam Secundae D Thomae is a theological work written in Latin by Francisco Suárez. It is a commentary on the works of St. Thomas Aquinas and covers a wide range of topics related to Catholic theology. The book is an important work of Renaissance scholarship and continues to be studied and respected by scholars today.
Im fünften Buch seiner rechtstheologischen Summe ›De legibus ac Deo legislatore‹ aus dem Jahre 1612 entwickelt Francisco Suárez die Grundlagen und Grundzüge einer Theorie der Strafe. Dabei gelingt es dem Conimbricenser Theologen, Philosophen und Juristen, die Strafe in ihrem rechtstheoretischen Wesen und ihrer rechtspraktischen Funktion zu bestimmen und zu begründen, indem die poena als notwendiges Moment jeder Gesetzestheorie abgeleitet wird. Auch das komplexe Verhältnis von Strafe und Sünde wird präzise gefasst. Das hier erstmals in deutscher Übersetzung vorliegende Buch V von ›De legibus‹ dokumentiert die innovativen Konzeptionen einer Philosophie und Theologie der Strafe, die die frühneuzeitliche Entwicklung der politischen Theorie in Aufnahme und Kritik bis ins 18. Jahrhundert beeinflussen sollte.
In seiner Vorlesung "Uber das Willentliche und das Unwillentliche" unternimmt Suarez, der als Autor der Fruhen Neuzeit in seinem Werk wie nur wenige andere Autoren seiner Zeit die mittelalterliche Philosophie und Theologie systematisch aufnimmt und neu verarbeitet, den Versuch, die Willenstheorien der Patristik, der Hochscholastik und der fruhneuzeitlichen Aristotelesrezeption miteinander zu verknupfen. Das Werk entstammt einer Vorlesungsreihe, die Suarez zwischen 1578 und 1585 am Collegium Romanum auf Einladung von Papst Gregor XIII. abhielt. In der Diskussion der Willensfreiheit, der Rolle von Zwang oder Gewalt und den verschiedenen Arten des Willentlichen legt Suarez den Grundstein fur seine spatere Moralphilosophie.
Francisco Suárez was a principal figure in the transition from scholastic to modern natural law, summing up a long and rich tradition and providing much material both for adoption and controversy in the seventeenth century and beyond. Most of the selections translated in this volume are from 'On the Laws and God the Law-Giver (De legibus ac Deo legislatore, 1612)', a work that is considered one of Suárez' greatest achievements. Working within the framework originally elaborated by Thomas Aquinas, Suárez treated humanity as the subject of four different laws, which together guide human beings toward the ends of which they are capable. Suárez achieved a double objective in his systematic account of moral activity. First, he examined and synthesized the entire scholastic heritage of thinking on this topic, identifying the key issues of debate and the key authors who had formulated the different positions most incisively. Second, he went beyond this heritage of authorities to present a new account of human moral action and its relationship to the law. Treading a fine line between those to whom moral directives are purely a matter of reason and those to whom they are purely a matter of a commanding will, Suárez attempted to show how both human reason and the command of the lawgiver dictate the moral space of human action.
The question of war and peace has accompanied Christian theology since its initial stages. Each attempt to answer it had to be conceptualized within the framework of biblical revelations, human rationality and practical actions (decision-making). This is also true for the draft of the Spanish Jesuit Francisco Suárez (1548–1617), whose thoughts are highly valued to this day, not least due to their influence on the philosophy on law and politics. To the same extent, Suárez can also be considered as a theologian par excellence, one who did not detach the application of natural reason from its purpose or origin: the divine law (lex divina). Therefore, he cannot be considered a ›secular‹ thinker dispensing with religious principles. This also applies to Suárez’ personal evaluation of war as against God’s will, particularly regarding its consequences.
