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In this translation of Saint Thomas Aquinas's The Treatise on Law, R. J. Henle, S.J., a well-known authority on philosophy and jurisprudence, fluently and accurately presents the Latin and English translation of this important work. Henle provides the necessary background for an informed reading of the Treatise, as well as the only in-depth commentary available in English on this text. The first section of the book contains an introduction to St. Thomas's life, work, writings, and jurisprudence. Henle discusses the structure of St. Thomas's magnum opus, Summa Theologiae, from which The Treatise on Law is excerpted. A brief section is included on Scholastic philosophy and also on St. Thomas's approach to the study of law. Henle then examines Thomas's definition of a law and the general doctrinal background for the Treatise. Finally Henle explores St. Thomas's sources, including his use of auctoritates, or authoritative quotations drawn primarily from the Bible, Aristotle, St. Augustine, and St. Isidore of Seville. The second part of the book contains the Latin text of the Treatise presented unit by unit, each followed by the English translation and, when appropriate, by a comment. The Treatise on Law will be of interest to law students, lawyers, judges, and legal scholars. It will also appeal to those interested in St. Thomas's legal philosophy, such as political scientists, theoretical sociologists, and cultural historians. For philosophers, especially beginners in medieval philosophy, it serves as a good introduction to the thought of St. Thomas.
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Nicholas Ayo is a priest in the Congregation of Holy Cross. He holds the S.T.L. degree in theology from the Gregorian University in Rome and the Ph.D. in literature from Duke University. After ten years teaching literature at the University of Portland in Oregon, Father Ayo became the Director of Novices for the Congregation of Holy Cross in North America. He taught in the Great Books Program at the University of Notre Dame from 1981 until his retirement in 2004. His other books include 'The Sermon-Conferences of St. Thomas Aquinas' (1988); 'The Creed as Symbol' (1989); 'The Lord's Prayer' (1992); 'The Hail Mary: A Verbal Icon' (1994); 'The Sacred Marriage: The Wisdom of the Song of Songs'; 'Where Joy and Sorrow Meet' (1998); 'Signs of Grace: Meditations on the Notre Dame Campus' (2001); and 'Times of Grace: Spiritual Rhythms of the Year at the University of Notre Dame' (2004).
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In this new translation of Saint Thomas Aquinas's "Treatise on Law", R.J. Henle, an authority on philosophy and jurisprudence, provides the necessary background for an informed reading of the "Treatise" as well as an in-depth commentary on the text, in English.
