A Topic of Moral Theology
Capital, Wages and Socialism
Private capital defended against socialism; employers, wages and the labour question as the older authors argued them.
The works themselves ask 72 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
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labour (ed.)
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In the manuals
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Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. III, Contracts, and the Obligat…, On the Virtue of Justice (…, Part I — Chapter I: On the Existence of Right, nn. 45–73 & 99–117 (48 passages)
Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium
Vol. I, Decrees, Declarations, and Instruct…, I. Chronological Series of…, P. Syllabus Embracing the …, § IV, Communism, Secret Societies, Biblical Societies, Clerico-liberal Societies, n. ¶1 — Pests of this kind are frequently reproved, and in most grave formulas of words, in the encyclical letter Qui pluribus, November 9, 1846; in the Alloc. Quibus quantisque, April 20, 1849; in the encyclical letter Noscitis… Read in context →
Pastoral Questions
Ch. II, Section A. Concerning Cert…, Question I: Concerning Certain Sins Against Faith, nn. ¶4527, ¶4528, ¶4529, ¶4530, ¶4531, ¶4532, ¶4533, ¶4534, ¶4535, ¶4536, ¶4537 & ¶4538 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Third Part: Concerning Com…, Section B: On Justice and …, Ch. III, Question One: On the Private Right of Possessing External Goods, nn. 392, 393, 394, 395 & 402 (72 passages — hover a number to read it)
Moral Philosophy: Ethics, Deontology and Natural Law
Pt. III, Ch. VII, Section II. Of Private Capital, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)
The Catechism Explained: An Exhaustive Exposition of the Christian Religion
Pt. II, Vice and Virtue, Perfection, A. THE COMMANDMENTS, X. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF…, THE NINTH COMMANDMENT OF GOD, 1. SOCIALISM, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11 & ¶12 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)
Socialism
1. The Sores of Lazarus., nn. ¶8 & ¶9 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
2. What is Socialism ?, nn. ¶10, ¶11, ¶12, ¶13, ¶14, ¶15, ¶16, ¶17, ¶18 & ¶19 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)
3. Socialism a Romance., nn. ¶20 & ¶21 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
4. Political Difficulties of Socialism., nn. ¶22, ¶23 & ¶24 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
5. The Proletariate., nn. ¶25, ¶26 & ¶27 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
6. The Iron Law., nn. ¶28, ¶29, ¶30 & ¶31 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
7. Karl Marx’s Theory of Value., nn. ¶32, ¶33, ¶34, ¶35, ¶36, ¶37, ¶38 & ¶39 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
8. The Unproductive Rich., nn. ¶40, ¶41 & ¶42 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
9. The Healing of Lazarus., nn. ¶43–¶57 (15 passages)
10. Co-operation., nn. ¶58, ¶59, ¶60 & ¶61 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
11. Honour to Masters., n. ¶62 — Flattery of the lower orders is as base and mischievous as the flattering of kings. It is plain truth to tell, and wholesome to hear, that the great multitude of the poor, who are always with us, have a choice to make, a… Read in context →
12. Augury of the Future., nn. ¶63, ¶64, ¶65, ¶66, ¶67, ¶68, ¶69 & ¶70 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
13. Need of Motive Power from Above., nn. ¶71–¶97 (27 passages)
Socialism: Its Theoretical Basis and Practical Application
Ch. I, Section I: Nature of Socialism. Its Relation to Communism, nn. ¶36–¶58 (23 passages)
Ch. I, Sect. II, § I. Socialism of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages, n. ¶59 — From the most ancient times we meet with certain partially communistic systems and institutions. On the island of Crete we find a certain kind of communism introduced as early as 1300 B.C., which in later times Lycurgus … Read in context →
Ch. I, Sect. II, § II. The Pioneers of Modern Socialism, nn. ¶60–¶81 (22 passages)
Ch. I, Sect. II, § III, Karl Marx, nn. ¶82–¶152 (71 passages)
Ch. I, Sect. II, § IV. The Present State of Socialism, nn. ¶153–¶390 (238 passages)
Ch. II, Section I: The Materialistic Conception of History as a General Theory, nn. ¶392, ¶393, ¶394, ¶395, ¶396 & ¶397 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. II, Sect. I, § I. Materialistic Monism, nn. ¶398 & ¶399 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. II, Sect. I, § II. The Constant Process of Evolution, nn. ¶400, ¶401, ¶402, ¶403, ¶404, ¶405, ¶406, ¶407 & ¶408 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. II, Sect. I, § III. Evolution and Economics, nn. ¶409–¶430 (22 passages)
Ch. II, Sect. I, § IV. Evolution and Class Distinctions, nn. ¶431, ¶432, ¶433, ¶434, ¶435 & ¶436 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. II, Section II: Application of the Material Conception of History as the Basis of Socialism, nn. ¶437, ¶438, ¶439, ¶440 & ¶441 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. II, Sect. II, § I. Marx’s Theory of Value and Surplus-value, nn. ¶442–¶471 (30 passages)
Ch. II, Sect. II, § II. Concentration of Industries, nn. ¶472–¶522 (51 passages)
Ch. II, Sect. II, § III. Concentration of Capital. Theory of Pauperization, nn. ¶523–¶562 (40 passages)
Ch. II, Sect. II, § IV. Theory of Collapse and Crisis, nn. ¶563, ¶564 & ¶565 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. II, Sect. II, § V. Industrial Reserve Army, nn. ¶566, ¶567, ¶568, ¶569, ¶570, ¶571, ¶572, ¶573, ¶574, ¶575, ¶576 & ¶577 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. III, Section I: Equal Rights of All Men, nn. ¶578–¶607 (30 passages)
Ch. III, Section II: The Iron Law of Wages, nn. ¶608–¶622 (15 passages)
Ch. III, Section III: Undue Emphasis of Industrial Life, nn. ¶623, ¶624, ¶625, ¶626, ¶627, ¶628 & ¶629 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. III, Sect. IV, § I. Principal Tenets of Socialism Incompatible with Religion, nn. ¶630–¶646 (17 passages)
Ch. III, Sect. IV, § II. Socialism Explicitly Hostile to Religion, nn. ¶647–¶690 (44 passages)
Ch. III, Section V: The Root of Socialism. Relationship of Socialism to Liberalism, nn. ¶691–¶710 (20 passages)
Ch. IV, Sect. I, § I. Socialistic Evasions, nn. ¶711–¶743 (33 passages)
Ch. IV, Sect. I, § II. Main Features of the Socialist Commonwealth, nn. ¶744–¶770 (27 passages)
Ch. IV, Sect. I, § III. Question at Issue More Accurately Determined, nn. ¶771, ¶772, ¶773, ¶774, ¶775, ¶776, ¶777, ¶778 & ¶779 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. IV, Sect. II, § I. Socialization of Productive Goods, nn. ¶780, ¶781, ¶782, ¶783, ¶784 & ¶785 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. IV, Sect. II, § II. Mode of Determining the Social Demand, nn. ¶786–¶806 (21 passages)
Ch. IV, Sect. II, § III. Division of the Labor Forces, nn. ¶807, ¶808, ¶809, ¶810, ¶811, ¶812, ¶813, ¶814, ¶815, ¶816 & ¶817 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. IV, Sect. II, § IV. Distribution of Labor. Vocations, nn. ¶818, ¶819, ¶820, ¶821, ¶822, ¶823 & ¶824 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. IV, Sect. II, § V. Some Unsatisfactory Solutions, nn. ¶825, ¶826, ¶827, ¶828, ¶829, ¶830, ¶831, ¶832, ¶833, ¶834, ¶835 & ¶836 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. IV, Sect. II, § VI. Refutation of an Objection, nn. ¶837, ¶838, ¶839, ¶840, ¶841, ¶842 & ¶843 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. IV, Sect. II, § VII. Impossibility of the Social Organization of Labor, nn. ¶844, ¶845, ¶846 & ¶847 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. IV, Sect. III, § I. Socialistic Dreams, nn. ¶848, ¶849, ¶850, ¶851 & ¶852 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. IV, Sect. III, § II. Industry and Economy in Socialism, nn. ¶853–¶869 (17 passages)
Ch. IV, Sect. III, § III. Progress in the Socialistic State, nn. ¶870, ¶871, ¶872 & ¶873 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. IV, Sect. III, § IV. Arts and Sciences in Socialism, nn. ¶874, ¶875 & ¶876 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. IV, Sect. III, § V. Liberty of the Press in Socialism, nn. ¶877, ¶878, ¶879 & ¶880 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. IV, Section IV: The Division of Produce, nn. ¶881, ¶882, ¶883, ¶884, ¶885 & ¶886 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. IV, Sect. IV, § I. Number of Persons as a Standard, nn. ¶887, ¶888, ¶889, ¶890 & ¶891 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. IV, Sect. IV, § II. Labor-time as a Standard, nn. ¶892, ¶893, ¶894, ¶895, ¶896, ¶897, ¶898, ¶899 & ¶900 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. IV, Sect. IV, § III. The Labor Performed as a Standard, nn. ¶901, ¶902, ¶903, ¶904, ¶905, ¶906 & ¶907 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. IV, Sect. IV, § IV. Diligence as a Standard, n. ¶908 — Much less than the amount of labor performed can diligence alone serve as a standard for the distribution | of produce. It would be simply unjust to regard diligence as the only norm, since such a standard would put the … Read in context →
Ch. IV, Sect. IV, § V. The Wants of Individuals as a Standard, nn. ¶909 & ¶910 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. IV, Sect. V, § I. The Question of Overpopulation, nn. ¶911, ¶912, ¶913, ¶914, ¶915, ¶916, ¶917 & ¶918 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. IV, Sect. V, § II. Socialism Essentially International, nn. ¶919, ¶920, ¶921, ¶922, ¶923, ¶924, ¶925 & ¶926 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. IV, Section VI: The Family in the Socialistic State, n. ¶927 — The family is without doubt the indispensable mainstay of every well-ordered commonwealth. If socialism destroys the family it must necessarily be looked upon as the enemy of order, freedom, civilization, and Christianit… Read in context →
Ch. IV, Sect. VI, § I. Marriage in the Socialistic State, nn. ¶928–¶941 (14 passages)
Ch. IV, Sect. VI, § II. Education and Instruction, nn. ¶942, ¶943, ¶944 & ¶945 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. IV, Sect. VII, § I. Communism in Religious Orders, nn. ¶946, ¶947 & ¶948 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. IV, Sect. VII, § II. Modern Industrial Organizations, nn. ¶949, ¶950, ¶951, ¶952, ¶953, ¶954 & ¶955 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. IV, Sect. VII, § III. The Modern Military System, n. ¶956 — Socialists endeavor to derive an argument for the possibility of their system from the organization and direction of our huge modern armies. However, it is manifest that a strict military organization with a criminal cod… Read in context →
Ch. IV, Sect. VII, § IV. Stock Companies, nn. ¶957, ¶958, ¶959 & ¶960 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Cathrein, Socialism, Conclusion, nn. ¶961–¶976 (16 passages)
Cathrein, Socialism, Appendix, Encyclical Letter of Pope Leo XIII On the Condition of Labor (Rerum Novarum), nn. ¶977–¶1048 (72 passages)
Cathrein, Socialism, Appendix, Encyclical Letter of Pope Leo XIII On Christian Democracy (Graves de Communi Re), nn. ¶1049–¶1081 (33 passages)
Questions of Moral Theology
Slater, Questions, Modern Sociology, nn. ¶403, ¶406, ¶407, ¶409, ¶410, ¶412, ¶413, ¶415, ¶416, ¶418, ¶419, ¶420, ¶421, ¶422, ¶423, ¶424, ¶425, ¶426, ¶427, ¶428, ¶429, ¶432, ¶434, ¶435, ¶437, ¶439, ¶441, ¶442, ¶445, ¶446, ¶447, ¶449, ¶450, ¶451, ¶453, ¶454, ¶455, ¶457, ¶459, ¶461, ¶462, ¶464, ¶465, ¶467, ¶469, ¶470, ¶472, ¶473, ¶474, ¶477, ¶478, ¶479, ¶480, ¶481, ¶483, ¶484, ¶485, ¶486, ¶487, ¶488 & ¶490 (63 passages — hover a number to read it)
Slater, Questions, English Socialism and Religion, nn. ¶491, ¶492, ¶493, ¶494, ¶495, ¶496, ¶498, ¶500, ¶501, ¶502, ¶503, ¶504, ¶505, ¶506, ¶507, ¶508, ¶509, ¶511, ¶512, ¶513, ¶515, ¶516, ¶517, ¶519, ¶520, ¶521, ¶522, ¶523, ¶524 & ¶525 (33 passages — hover a number to read it)
On the Morals of To-Day
Ch. VII, Christ, and the Church, nn. ¶178, ¶179, ¶180 & ¶181 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Back to Morality
Chapter IV: Life in Communist Russia, nn. ¶54–¶70 (17 passages)
Chapter V: Communist Sunday Schools, nn. ¶71, ¶72, ¶73, ¶74, ¶75, ¶76, ¶77, ¶78, ¶79 & ¶80 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Ownership and Property — Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Concina, Compendium · The Casuist · Coppens, Moral Philosophy · 1917 Code of Canon Law — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)