A Topic of Moral Theology
Ownership Generally
Who can own and what can be owned; the titles of dominion, and its limits.
The works themselves ask 28 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Within this topic
In the index as Contracts · Restitution · Dominion (Dominium) · Ownership · Goods · Interest-taking · Children · Thomas Aquinas, St. · Insurance contracts · Stealing · Private ownership · Ryan · Slater · Wife · Bankruptcy · Labor (Labor) · Property · Usury · Administration · Authors · Clerics · Dowry · Linsenmann, F. X. · Monopolies
In the manuals
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Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Book Sixth. On the Seventh…, Chapter First. On Ownership, Question First. On Ownersh…, Article First. On the Nature of Ownership, nn. 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365 & 366 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Book Sixth. On the Seventh…, Chapter First. On Ownership, Question First. On Ownersh…, Article Third. On the Subject of Ownership, n. 367 — 367. On the subject itself. By the subject of ownership is understood the person to whom ownership belongs. A twofold person is distinguished who is capable of ownership: a physical person and a moral person. 1. From the… Read in context →
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. VII, Sect. I, Ch. I, Art. II, § I, Point I. On Ownership Generally, n. ¶1 — We must speak first of the notion, division, legitimacy, and necessity of ownership, then of the objects of ownership.Read in context →
Cases of Conscience, Proposed by Cardinal de Lugo, by Fr. Beniamino Elbel, by Fr. Ioannes Petrus Gury and by Other Authors, and Resolved (Casus conscientiae)
67. On the Co-ownership of Things, nn. 1, 2, 3 & 4 (18 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology of Fr. John Peter Gury, S.J., with the Notes of Antonio Ballerini, S.J.
Vol. I, Treatise on Justice and Ri…, First Part. On the Nature …, Ch. II, Article I. On Dominion, n. 536 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Treatise on Justice and Ri…, First Part. On the Nature …, Ch. II, Art. I, § II. On the Subject of Dominion, n. 542 — 542. - The subject of dominion is the master of some thing, or he whose some thing is. On earth every man and only man is capable of dominion, because every man and only man can know the utility of things and will to app… Read in context →
Vol. I, Treatise on Justice and Ri…, First Part. On the Nature …, Ch. II, Art. I, § II, Point II. On the Dominion of Wives, nn. 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555, 556 & 557 (35 passages — hover a number to read it)
A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)
Vol. III, Pt. II, Chapter III: Right and Duty of Acquiring and Possessing Property, nn. ¶1–¶30 & ¶32 (31 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. V, Section 1: The Original Titles of Private Ownership, nn. ¶1–¶19 (19 passages)
Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. V, Section 2: The Derivative Titles of Ownership, nn. ¶1–¶26 (26 passages)
Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. V, Section 3: Nature and Division of Contracts, nn. ¶1–¶17 (17 passages)
Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. V, Section 4: The So-Called Gratuitous Contracts, nn. ¶1–¶21, ¶23, ¶24 & ¶25 (24 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. V, Section 5: The So-Called Onerous Contracts, nn. ¶1–¶90 & ¶92 (91 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. V, Section 6: Subsidiary Contracts, nn. ¶1–¶29 (29 passages)
Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. V, Section 7: Partnerships and Stock Companies, nn. ¶1–¶20 (20 passages)
Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. V, Section 8: Gaming and Wagering Contracts, nn. ¶1–¶23 (23 passages)
Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. V, Section 9: Sins Against the Property of Others, nn. ¶1–¶51 (51 passages)
Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. V, Sect. 10, A. Restitution in General, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7 & ¶8 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. V, Sect. 10, A. Restitution in General, Article 1: The Duty of Restoring Property Belonging to Others, nn. ¶1–¶23 (23 passages)
Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. V, Sect. 10, A. Restitution in General, Article 2: The Duty of Repairing Unjust Damage or Loss Inflicted on Others, nn. ¶1–¶34 (34 passages)
Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. V, Sect. 10, A. Restitution in General, Article 3: The Circumstances of Restitution, nn. ¶1–¶39 (39 passages)
Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. V, Sect. 10, A. Restitution in General, Article 4: Causes Which Excuse From Restitution, nn. ¶1–¶25 (25 passages)
Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. V, Sect. 10, B. Restitution in Particular, Article 1: Restitution for Damage Caused to Life and Limb, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7 & ¶8 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. V, Sect. 10, B. Restitution in Particular, Article 2: The Duty of Restitution Arising From Broken Matrimonial Engagements, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10 & ¶11 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. V, Sect. 10, B. Restitution in Particular, Article 3: The Duty of Restitution Arising From Fornication and Adultery, nn. ¶1–¶15, ¶17, ¶18, ¶19, ¶20, ¶21 & ¶22 (21 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. V, Sect. 10, B. Restitution in Particular, Article 4: Restitution for Damage Done to the Property of Others, nn. ¶1–¶20 (20 passages)
Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. V, Sect. 10, B. Restitution in Particular, Article 5: Restitution for Damage Done in the Choice of a Vocation or the Pursuit of an Occupation, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6 & ¶7 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. V, Sect. 10, B. Restitution in Particular, Article 6: Restitution for Spiritual Damage, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7 & ¶8 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels
Vol. II, Bk. II, Tractate V: On Justice, Ch. I, Article I: On Various Dominion, nn. 352–367 (16 passages)
Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium
Vol. I, TREATISE ON RIGHT AND JUST…, FIRST PART: ON THE NATURE …, Ch. II, ARTICLE I: ON DOMINION, nn. ¶589 & ¶590 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, First Part: On Justice in …, Ch. II, Question Two: On the Species of Right, nn. 159 & 160 (16 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology
Vol. I, Tr. VIII, Pt. I, Ch. II, Article I. On the Species of Right which is Called Dominion, nn. 350 & 351 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Tr. VIII, Pt. I, Ch. II, Art. I, § II. On the Subject of Dominion, nn. 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 359, Q. 2, 359, Q. 3, 360, 361, 362, 362, Q. 2, 363, 364 & 364, Q. 2 (15 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 Right and Ownership, What is ownership, and of how many kinds? What are usufruct and use?, nn. 1–20 (20 passages)
Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus III. On the Secunda …, On Right and Justice, On Right and Ownership, Whether, in things consumed in a single act, use is distinguished from ownership?, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)
Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus III. On the Secunda …, On Right and Justice, On the Subject and Object …, On the subject and object of ownership in general, nn. 1–16 (16 passages)
Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues
Tr. I, Disputation XXVII: On Thef…, Question I: What dominion is, nn. 1–15 (15 passages)
Socialism: Its Theoretical Basis and Practical Application
Cathrein, Socialism, Appendix, Encyclical Letter of Pope Leo XIII On the Condition of Labor (Rerum Novarum), nn. ¶977–¶1048 (72 passages)
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. I, Q. I, Ch. III, Article II. On The Dominion Of Children Of Families, nn. 26 & 27 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. I, Q. I, Ch. III, Art. II, § 1. On The Dominion Of Children Of Families According To Roman Law, n. 28 — 28. According to Roman law, the following principles were established by theologians: 1. The son has full dominion of castrensian and quasi-castrensian goods. 2. The son of a family indeed has direct dominion of adventit… Read in context →
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. 44, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149 & 150 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Rights — Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Slater, Cases I · Rickaby, Moral Philosophy · Coppens, Moral Philosophy — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)