Analytical Index (as printed) (Volume II)

• Introduction. - Why the volume is entitled On the Exercise of the Virtues — p. 1

First Book

On the Theological Virtues

Treatise I

On the Virtue of Faith

• Usefulness of the treatise. Order of speaking — p. 1

• Title I. - Notion of faith and act of faith. Merit of its obedience (2-5) — p. 1

• Summary (6) — p. 3

• Title II. - On the duty of believing

• Chap. I. - What things are to be believed (7-14) — p. 4

• Summary (15) — p. 8

• Chap. II. - When they are to be believed (16-18) — p. 9

• Summary (19) — p. 11

• Title III. - On the duty of professing the faith (20-26) — p. 11

• Summary (27) — p. 16

• Title IV. - On infidelity and sins against faith

• Chap. I. - On infidelity (28-40) — p. 17

• Summary (41) — p. 25

• Chap. II. - On other sins against faith (42-45) — p. 27

• Summary (46) — p. 30

• Title V. - Legal safeguards of faith

• General survey (47) — p. 30

• Section 1. Censures against heresy (48, 49) — p. 31

• Section 2. Communication with unbelievers and non-Catholics (50-53) — p. 33

• Section 3. Disputation with non-Catholics, and exhibitions of religions (54, 55) — p. 36

• Summary (56) — p. 37

Treatise II

On Hope

• Usefulness of the treatise. Order of speaking — p. 39

• Title I. - Notion, necessity, use of hope (57-59) — p. 39

• Summary (60) — p. 41

• Title II. - Sins against hope (61-67) — p. 42

• Summary (68) — p. 45

Treatise III

On Charity

• Division of the treatise — p. 47

• Title I. - Notion, sublimity, scope, easy exercise of charity (69-71) — p. 47

• Summary (72) — p. 50

• Title II. - On charity as it is love of God (73-77) — p. 51

• Summary (78) — p. 53

• Title III. - On charity as it is love of ourselves and of neighbor

• Chap. I. - The varied character of love or friendship, universality, order (79-85) — p. 54

• Summary (86) — p. 60

• Chap. II. - Corollaries concerning love of enemies (87-94) — p. 61

• Summary (95) — p. 66

• Chap. III. - On effective charity

• Usefulness of the chapter and order of speaking — p. 66

• Art. I. - Procuring spiritual goods (96-101) — p. 67

• Art. II. - Procuring corporeal and temporal goods (102-109) — p. 69

• Art. III. - Procuring the neighbor's good action (110) — p. 75

• Section 1. On fraternal exhortation and correction (111-118) — p. 75

• Section 2. On spiritual edification and scandal

• I. On spiritual edification (119) — p. 81

• II. On scandal (120-128) — p. 82

• Section 3. On cooperation in the neighbor's good and evil action

• I. Notion and division of cooperation (129) — p. 90

• II. On cooperation in a good action (130, 131) — p. 91

• III. On cooperation in an evil action (132-137) — p. 92

• IV. Corollaries or applications

• A) Cases which are brought on by the very condition of men (138-146) — p. 97

• B) Cases concerning various objects (147-153) — p. 106

• Summary (154) — p. 115

Second Book

On the Moral Virtues

• Observation concerning the order — p. 121

Treatise I

On Prudence

• Usefulness of the treatise — p. 123

• Single article. - Notions. Degrees. Opposed vices. The annexed gift of Counsel. Eubulia. Gnome. (155-161) — p. 123

• Summary (162) — p. 128

Treatise II

On Religion

• Why religion is treated in this place — p. 129

• Title I. - Notion of the virtue and elicited acts (163) — p. 129

• Summary (164) — p. 130

• Title II. - Positive duties of religion

• Usefulness. Order of speaking — p. 131

• Chap. I. - On the essential duty of worship

• Art. I. - On the varied character and termination of worship

• Section 1. On worship in general (165-170) — p. 131

• Section 2. Liturgical worship

• I. Right definition of liturgy (171, 172) — p. 135

• II. Parts of liturgy in the spiritual life (173-175) — p. 138

• Art. II. - On special acts of worship

• Section 1. On the three prior acts (176-178) — p. 141

• Section 2. On prayer (179-188) — p. 142

• Summary (189) — p. 149

• Chap. II. - On duties which cohere with an oath

• Art. I. - Notion, division, morality of an oath (190-193) — p. 152

• Art. II. - On a promissory oath (194-205) — p. 155

• Appendix. - On adjuration (206, 207) — p. 160

• Summary (208) — p. 161

• Chap. III. - On duties which cohere with a vow

• Art. I. - Notion, conditions, division, usefulness of a vow (209-213) — p. 162

• Art. II. - Obligation and execution of a vow (214-222) — p. 167

• Art. III. - Cessation of a vow (223-228) — p. 171

• Summary (229) — p. 176

• Title III. - On vices opposed to the virtue of religion

• Usefulness — p. 178

• Chap. I. - On superstition and its various species

• General notion (230) — p. 179

• Art. I. - On vicious worship of the true God (231-234) — p. 179

• Art. II. - On superstitious worship of a creature

• Observation concerning the order (235) — p. 181

• Section 1. On idolatry (236-240) — p. 181

• Section 2. On magic (241) — p. 184

• Section 3. On vain observances (242-246) — p. 185

• Section 4. On modern spiritism (247-250) — p. 189

• Summary (251) — p. 195

• Chap. II. - On irreligiosity and its kinds

• Art. I. - On tempting God (252-255) — p. 197

• Art. II. - On blasphemy (256-263) — p. 198

• Art. III. - On sacrilege (264-274) — p. 204

• Art. IV. - On simony

• Section 1. Notions and divisions (275-277) — p. 218

• Section 2. The malice of simony (278) — p. 218

• Section 3. How and to what extent simony is absent from stipends, taxes, and offerings (279-283) — p. 219

• Section 4. Sanctions issued against simony (284) — p. 228

• Summary (285) — p. 229

Treatise III

On Piety

• Chap. I. - General notions (286) — p. 235

• Summary (287) — p. 236

• Chap. II. - On piety toward parents (288-292) — p. 236

• Summary (293) — p. 244

• Chap. III. - On piety toward children (294-303) — p. 244

• Summary (304) — p. 251

• Chap. IV. - On piety between spouses (305, 306) — p. 251

• Summary (307) — p. 253

• Chap. V. - On piety toward the remaining blood-relatives (308) — p. 253

• Summary (309) — p. 254

• Chap. VI. - On quasi-piety between guardians and wards (310-313) — p. 254

• Summary (314) — p. 257

• Chap. VII. - On piety toward the fatherland (315-318) — p. 257

• Summary (319) — p. 258

• Chap. VIII. - On piety toward oneself and suicide (320-326) — p. 259

• Summary (327) — p. 265

Treatise IV

On Observance and the Mutual Relations of Superiors and Inferiors

• Usefulness — p. 267

• Notion of the virtue (328) — p. 267

• Art. I. - On the mutual duties of masters and servants

• Section 1. On servants and domestic servants (329, 330) — p. 267

• Section 2. On employers and hired workers (331-334) — p. 269

• Art. II. - On the mutual duties of rulers and subjects (335-337) — p. 271

• Summary (338) — p. 272

Treatise V

On Justice

• Introduction (339) — p. 275

• Section I

• General notions concerning the virtue of justice (340-345) — p. 278

• Summary (346) — p. 281

• Section II

• Duties of the threefold virtue of justice

• Title I. - Duties of legal and distributive justice

• Usefulness — p. 283

• Chap. I. - Duties of legal justice (347, 348) — p. 283

• Summary (349) — p. 285

• Chap. II. - Duties of distributive justice (350) — p. 286

• Summary (351) — p. 287

• Title II. - Duties of commutative justice

• Order of speaking — p. 287

• Usefulness — p. 288

• Chap. I. - On the varied ownership of right and possession

• Art. I. - On varied dominion (352) — p. 288

• I. On perfect and imperfect dominion (353-366) — p. 288

• II. On co-dominion (367) — p. 297

• Art. II. - On possession (368-370) — p. 298

• Summary (371) — p. 301

• Chap. II. - On the subject of right

• Art. I. - General matters (372) — p. 303

• Art. II. - On various persons in species

• Section 1. On children of the family (373-375) — p. 307

• Section 2. On wives (376-378) — p. 312

• Art. III. - On clerics (379, 380) — p. 316

• Art. IV. - On religious (381) — p. 319

• Summary (382) — p. 319

• Chap. III. - On the object of right (383, 384) — p. 321

• Summary (385) — p. 322

• Chap. IV. - On modes of acquiring rights in general (386) — p. 323

• Summary (387) — p. 323

• Chap. V. - On original modes of acquiring rights

• Art. I. - On occupation and treasure

• Section 1. On occupation (388-394) — p. 324

• Section 2. On treasure (395-397) — p. 330

• Art. III. - On accession (398, 399) — p. 333

• Art. IV. - Prescription

• Section 1. What it is, of how many kinds it is, what it effects (400) — p. 335

• Section 2. What positive laws establish (401, 402) — p. 336

• Section 3. What force prescription has in the forum of conscience (403-406) — p. 342

• Summary (407) — p. 347

• Chap. VI. - On the derivative mode of acquiring, which is contract

• Art. I. General matters concerning contracts

• I. Notion, division, elements generally (408-410) — p. 349

• II. On object and cause, specially (411-413) — p. 352

• III. On contracting parties, specially (414-416) — p. 353

• IV. On consent, specially

• A) What kind of consent is required and what it effects (417-422) — p. 358

• B) By what causes and how consent is vitiated (423-426) — p. 362

• C) How a contract is to be interpreted (427) — p. 367

• V. On the obligation of contracts

• A) On the principal obligation (428) — p. 367

• B) On various secondary stipulations (429-435) — p. 368

• VI. Extinction of obligations (436-438) — p. 373

• Art. II. - On various contracts specially

• I. On simple promise (439-442) — p. 378

• II. On donation (443-447) — p. 383

• III. Commodatum and precarium (448) — p. 388

• IV. Loan and usuries (449, 450) — p. 389

• V. Census (451, 452) — p. 395

• VI. Purchase-sale

• A) General matters (453) — p. 397

• B) Obligations of the seller (454, 455) — p. 398

• C) Obligation of the buyer (456-467) — p. 399

• D) On certain sales specially (468-475) — p. 405

• VII. On exchange and banking exchange

• A) On exchange (476) — p. 410

• B) On banking exchange (477, 478) — p. 411

• VIII. On letting-hiring

• A) General notion (479) — p. 412

• B) On letting-hiring of things (480) — p. 412

• C) Letting of work (481) — p. 415

• D) On hiring of services (482-486) — p. 416

• IX. On partnership (487-489) — p. 422

• X. On mandate and management of affairs (490, 491) — p. 425

• XI. On deposit and sequestration (492) — p. 425

• XII. On insurance (493, 494) — p. 426

• XIII. On wagering, gaming, and lottery

• A) On wagering and gaming (495, 496) — p. 429

• B) On lottery (497) — p. 432

• Appendix on Exchanges (498) — p. 433

• XIV. On transaction, compromise, and concordats (499-501) — p. 434

• XV. On suretyship (502, 503) — p. 437

• Summary (504, 505) — p. 438

• Chap. VII. - On offices

• I. General matters (506-508) — p. 446

• II. On a judge (509-517) — p. 449

• III. On jurors (518, 519) — p. 455

• IV. On arbiters (520) — p. 456

• V. On advocates or patrons of causes (521, 522) — p. 457

• VI. On other ministers of justice (523-525) — p. 459

• VII. On notaries (526) — p. 459

• VIII. On the accuser (527) — p. 460

• IX. On physicians and surgeons (528-530) — p. 461

• X. On pharmacists (531) — p. 463

• XI. On brokers (532) — p. 463

• Summary (533) — p. 463

• Chap. VIII. - On delict, quasi-delict, and on furnishing fault (534-536) — p. 466

• Summary (537) — p. 468

• Chap. IX. - On inheritance

• Art. I. General matters (538-542) — p. 469

• Art. II. On inheritance ab intestato

• Section 1. Juridical exposition (543-548) — p. 473

• Section 2. Moral exposition (549) — p. 477

• Art. III. On testaments and last wills

• Section 1. Juridical exposition (550-557) — p. 478

• Section 2. Canonical and moral exposition

• I. Canonical exposition (558) — p. 486

• II. Moral exposition (559-564) — p. 487

• Summary (565) — p. 489

• Section III

• On injustice and the connected obligation of restitution

• Order of the section — p. 492

• Title I. - On injustice opposed to legal justice (566-569) — p. 492

• Usefulness — p. 492

• Summary (570) — p. 496

• Title II. - On injustice opposed to distributive justice (571, 572) — p. 496

• Usefulness — p. 496

• Summary (573) — p. 498

• Title III. - On injustice opposed to commutative justice

• Usefulness. Order of speaking — p. 498

• Chap. I. - General notions

• Art. I. - Notion and conditions of injury (574-579) — p. 498

• Art. II. - Notion and obligation of restitution (580-588) — p. 501

• Summary (589) — p. 505

• Chap. II. - On the principal injurious action

• Note — p. 507

• Art. I. - On personal injuries

• Highest general principle (590) — p. 507

• Section 1. On injuries which affect immaterial goods

• I. Injuries concerning spiritual goods (591) — p. 507

• II. Injury concerning intellectual goods (592) — p. 508

• III. Injuries concerning liberty (593) — p. 508

• IV. Injuries concerning social intercourse (594-604) — p. 509

• Section 2. Injuries against the body or temporal life of the neighbor

• Order of speaking — p. 515

• I. On homicide and mutilation (605-609) — p. 516

• II. On duel (610-615) — p. 519

• III. On restitution because of homicide or wounding (616-618) — p. 522

• IV. On feticide (619-621) — p. 526

• V. On abortion and ectopic fetus (622-630) — p. 527

• VI. On rape and adultery (631-634) — p. 536

• Appendix on the action of public authority and war (635-637) — p. 539

• Art. II. - On real injury

• Section 1. On the injury itself (638-648) — p. 541

• Section 2. On restitution because of real injury

• Principle (649) — p. 553

• I. On restitution because of possession of another's thing (650-655) — p. 553

• II. On restitution because of unjust damage (656-659) — p. 560

• Summary (658-660)

• Chap. III. - On unjust cooperation

• Reason of the order — p. 569

• Section 1. Various unjust cooperations

• Notions (661) — p. 569

• I. On positive modes of cooperation (662-668) — p. 570

• II. On negative cooperators (669) — p. 575

• Section 2. On the restitution of cooperators

• I. On the measure of restitution (670-673) — p. 575

• II. On the order to be observed among cooperators (674) — p. 577

• Summary (675) — p. 578

• Chap. IV. - General circumstances and excuses of restitution

• I. General circumstances (676-679) — p. 579

• II. General excuses (680-682) — p. 584

• Summary (683, 684) — p. 587

• Appendix. - On the perfection of justice (685-689) — p. 588

• Summary (690) — p. 590

Treatise VI

On the Virtue of Truth and the Contrary Lie

• Usefulness. Order of speaking — p. 591

• Chap. I. - On the virtue of truth and sincerity

• Art. I. - On the virtue and opposed vices (691-693) — p. 591

• Art. II. - On witness and defendant in judgment (694, 695) — p. 592

• Summary (696) — p. 594

• Chap. II. - On secrecy (697-701) — p. 595

• Summary (702) — p. 597

• Chap. III. - On lying (703-705) — p. 598

• Summary (706) — p. 601

Treatise VII

On the Virtue of Fortitude

• Usefulness (707) — p. 603

• I. Description and parts of the virtue (707-713) — p. 603

• II. Examples, occasions, and acquisition of the virtue (714-716) — p. 606

• Summary (717) — p. 608

Treatise VIII

On Temperance and Annexed Virtues, Especially Humility

• Usefulness. Order of speaking — p. 609

• Chap. I. - On Temperance (718-722) — p. 609

• Summary (723) — p. 611

• Chap. II. - On Humility (724-728) — p. 612

• Summary (729) — p. 615

• Chap. III. - On Meekness and Clemency (730, 731) — p. 617

• Summary (732) — p. 618

• Chap. IV. - On exterior modesty, affability, and eutrapelia (733-736) — p. 619

• Summary (737) — p. 620

• Conclusion (738) — p. 621

• Corrections — p. 622

• Index of Matters — p. 623