Theology & Philosophy

Morals, Liberty, and the Rule of Law: Francisco Suárez

ABSTRACT

The conference explored the political, legal, and moral thought of Francisco Suárez, examining his ideas about freedom for all the domains of human life and the connection of natural law to civil law, property rights, and the laws of war.

READING LIST

Conference Readings

Suárez, Francisco. Selections from Three Works. Edited by Thomas Pink. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, Inc., 2013.

Suárez, Francisco. On Efficient Causality: Metaphysical Disputations 17, 18, and 19 [Disputationes Metaphysicae]. Translated by Alfred J. Freddoso. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1994.

Suárez, Francisco. “De anima Disp. 12, Q.2 [Whether the will is free in its acts] .” Translation to English by Sydney Penner (following Castellote edition). Downloaded from http://www.sydneypenner.ca/su/DA_d12q2.pdf (Accessed August 25, 2016).