Section III. On the Rules of Morality

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Rules of morality are understood as the rules from relation to which morality arises. A twofold rule is distinguished, namely law, which is the primary rule, and conscience, which is the secondary rule.

The Rules of Morality

Within this section

Chapter I. On Lawnn. 73–213
- Article I. On the Nature of Law in Generalnn. 73–76
- Article II. On the Nature of Laws in Speciesnn. 77–95
  - Section I. On Eternal Lawnn. 79–81
  - Section II. On Natural Lawnn. 82–88
  - Section III. On Positive Lawnn. 89–95
    Scholion I. On the Law of Nationsn. 93
    Scholion II. On Ecclesiastical Lawn. 94
    Scholion III. On Civil Lawn. 95
- Article III. On the Power of Making Lawsnn. 96–116
  - Section I. On the Power of Jurisdiction in Generalnn. 96–104
    Scholion. On Supplied Jurisdictionnn. 102–104
  - Section II. On Jurisdiction Insofar as It Imports Legislative Powernn. 105–116
    Point I. On the Legislative Power of the Churchnn. 106–112
    Scholion. On the Roman Curiann. 109–112
    Point II. On the Legislative Power of the Civil Statenn. 113–116
- Article IV. On the Object (Matter) of Lawn. 117
- Article V. On the Subject (Subject-Person) of Lawnn. 118–136
  - § I. On Preliminary Notionsnn. 119–123
  - § II. On the Subjects of Law Generallynn. 124–126
  - § III. On Some Subjects of Law Specificallynn. 127–135
    Scholion. On the Subjects of Civil Lawnn. 133–135
  - § IV. On Placing a Cause Exempting from Subjectionn. 136
- Article VI. On the Interpretation of Lawnn. 137–144
  - § I. On Interpretation Properly So Callednn. 137–141
  - § II. On Interpretation Improperly So Called, or Epikeiann. 142–144
- Article VII. On the Effect, or on the Obligation, of Lawnn. 145–171
  - § I. On the Obligation of Law Generallynn. 145–149
  - § II. On the Obligation of Some Laws in Particularnn. 150–166
    Point I. On Affirmative and Negative Lawn. 150
    Point II. On Law Founded on Common Dangernn. 151–152
    Point III. On Law Founded on Presumptionnn. 153–154
    Point IV. On Invalidating Lawnn. 155–159
    Point V. On Penal Lawnn. 160–164
    Point VI. On Dishonest Lawnn. 165–166
  - § III. On Fulfilling the Obligation of Lawn. 167
  - § IV. On Causes Excusing from Obligationnn. 168–170
  - § V. On Placing a Cause Excusing from Obligationn. 171
- Article VIII. On the Cessation of Lawnn. 172–190
  - § I. On the Cessation of the End of Lawn. 173
  - § II. On Abrogation, Derogation, and Annulment of Lawnn. 174–177
  - § III. On Dispensationnn. 178–190
    Point I. On Dispensation Considered in Itselfnn. 178–180
    Point II. On the Power of Dispensingnn. 181–184
    Point III. On the Causes of Dispensingnn. 185–187
    Point IV. On the Granting of Dispensationn. 188
    Point V. On the Interpretation and Cessation of Dispensationnn. 189–190
- Article IX. On Those Things which Complete the Doctrine of Lawsnn. 191–213
  - § I. On Customnn. 191–195
  - § II. On Privilegesnn. 196–202
  - § III. On Rescriptsnn. 203–210
  - § IV. On Counselsnn. 211–213
Chapter II. On Consciencenn. 214–240
- Article I. On Conscience Properly So Callednn. 215–237
  - § I. On Preliminary Notionsn. 215
  - § II. On the Notion, Division, and Directive Force of Conscience Properly So Callednn. 216–219
  - § III. On the Conscience Required for Acting Licitlyn. 220
  - § IV. On the Comparison of the Required Consciencenn. 221–237
    Point I. Notion of the System, State of the Question, Diverse Systemsnn. 223–225
    Point II. Proof of the True System, That Is, Equiprobabilismnn. 226–234
    Thesis Inn. 226–228
    Thesis IInn. 229–231
    Thesis IIIn. 232
    Thesis III. (Continued)n. 233
    Scholion. On the Code of Canon Law and the Moral Systemn. 234
    Point III. On Those Things which Complete the Doctrine of the Systemnn. 235–237
    I. On Certain Sayings Annexed to the Moral Systemn. 235
    II. On the Practical Importance of the Controversy Between Equiprobabilists and Probabilistsn. 236
    III. On the Use of the Moral Systemn. 237
- Article II. On Conscience Improperly So Callednn. 238–240
  - § I. On Strict and Lax Consciencenn. 238–239
  - § II. On Scrupulous Consciencen. 240