A Topic of Moral Theology
Judgment (Judicium), the Act of Justice
Judgement as the act of justice: who may judge, on what grounds, and when judgement is usurped.
The works themselves ask 1 question under this heading — see them together with their answers.
In the index as Judgment · Justice · Distributive justice · Punishment, eternal · Capital punishment · Courts of law · Death penalty · Judgment, the act of justice · Right (*ius*) · Taking · Arbiter · Crime · Doubt · Expiation · Inalienable rights · Judiciary · Pessimism · Rash Opinion
In the manuals
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Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)
Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology, On the Principles of Moral…, Book Fifth. On Virtues., Question Second. On the Ca…, Article Second. On Justice., nn. ¶1, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273 & 274 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)
Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 2. The Virtue of Just…, Judgment, nn. 1727–1744 (18 passages)
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Fourth Part: On Distributi…, Question One: On Judgment, Which Formally and Primarily Is an Act of Distributive Justice, nn. ¶1, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616 & 617 (23 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa Summae S. Thomae (Billuart)
Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus III. On the Secunda …, On Right and Justice, On the Act of Justice as Such, namely Judgment, n. 1 — (D. Thomas, IIae IIae, q. 60.)Read in context →
Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus III. On the Secunda …, On Right and Justice, On the Act of Justice as S…, Whether judgment is lawful?, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues
Tr. I, Disputation XXIII: On Just…, Question VII: Whether judgment is an act of justice, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)
Tr. I, Disputation XXIII: On Just…, Question VIII: In what respect the public judgment of a judge is just, nn. 1–70 (70 passages)
A Brief Text-Book of Moral Philosophy
Chapter III: Civil Society, nn. ¶505, 243, ¶507, ¶508, 244, 245, ¶511, 246, ¶513, 247, ¶515, ¶516, ¶517, 248, 249, ¶520, ¶521, 250, ¶523, ¶524, ¶525, ¶526, ¶527 & ¶528 (24 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Justice as a Virtue and Its Parts — Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · Koch–Preuss · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis · Rickaby, Moral Philosophy · Rickaby, Four-Square — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)