A Topic of Moral Theology
Partnership, Insurance, and Speculation
Business societies, insurance contracts, gaming, wagers, and speculation on exchanges.
The works themselves ask 62 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Within this topic
- Partnership ▸ 1 subtopics
- Insurance ▸ 1 subtopics
In the index as Insurance · Contracts · Stock companies · Firm · Gambling or gaming · Partnership · *Contractus trinus* · Aleatory contracts · Alphonsus de’ Liguori, St. · Bet · Cathrein · Census contract · Contract · Corporations · Dividends · Fungible · Game · Lawyers · Lottery · Partnerships · Policy in insurance · Premium in insurance · Rigging the market · Ryan
In the manuals
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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. I, Bk. VII, Pt. II, Chapter X. Partnership, nn. 1, 2, 3 & 4 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Bk. VII, Pt. II, Chapter XII. Insurance, nn. 1 & 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Bk. VII, Pt. II, Chapter XIII. Gaming and Wagering Contracts, nn. 1, 2 & 3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)
Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. V, Section 7: Partnerships and Stock Companies, nn. ¶1–¶20 (20 passages)
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. I, Q. IV, Ch. II, Article III. On Aleatory Contracts, n. 313 — 313. Notion. Aleatory contracts, so called from alea, i.e., an uncertain event, are those by which an uncertain gain is sought or an uncertain loss is averted for a certain price given. It is necessary, however, that thi… Read in context →
Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. I, Q. IV, Ch. II, Art. III, § 1. On Insurance, n. 314 — 314. Notion. Insurance is a contract by which someone assumes the risk of another's thing or person for a determinate premium, or, in other words, "it is a contract by which one person, for a certain price, obliges himse… Read in context →
Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. VII, Diss. IV, Chapter IV: On Aleatory Contracts, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶7, ¶8 & ¶1169 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium
Diss. IV, Chapter IX — On the triple contract, and other contracts, nn. I–XXIV (24 passages)
Socialism: Its Theoretical Basis and Practical Application
Ch. IV, Sect. VII, § IV. Stock Companies, nn. ¶957, ¶958, ¶959 & ¶960 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume I
Slater, Cases I, Contracts, Case 16. Liability of Directors, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8 & ¶9 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)
Slater, Cases I, Contracts, Case 18. Life Insurance, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9 & ¶10 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)
Slater, Cases I, Contracts, Case 20. A Fraudulent Insurance, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8 & ¶9 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)
Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 3. The Subjective Par…, The Objects of Commutative Justice, n. 1749 — Forms of Contract. Forms of Contract.—The chief forms of contract are the following: (a) gratuitous contracts, which are those that confer advantage on only one of the contractants, or those in which no payment or compensation for his acts… Read in context →
Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Book Sixth. On the Seventh…, Chapter Fourth. On Contracts, Question First. On Contrac…, Article Seventh. On the Contract of Partnership, nn. 614 & 615 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Book Sixth. On the Seventh…, Chapter Fourth. On Contracts, Question Fourth. On Aleato…, Article Fourth. On Insurance, nn. 627, 628 & 629 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Book Sixth. On the Seventh…, Chapter Fourth. On Contracts, Question Fourth. On Aleato…, Article Fourth. On Insurance, On Life Insurance, nn. 630, 631, 631* & 631** (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels
Vol. II, Bk. II, Tractate V: On Justice, Ch. VI, Article I: Generalities Concerning Contracts, nn. 487, 488, 489, 493 & 494 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, On the Seventh and Tenth P…, XV. On the Contract of Partnership, nn. 1221–1242 (22 passages)
Vol. II, On the Seventh and Tenth P…, XVI. On Wagering, Gaming, Insurance, nn. 1243–1263 (21 passages)
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. VII, Sect. I, Ch. II, Art. II, § IX. On the Partnership Contract, nn. 928, 929, 930 & 931 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. VII, Sect. I, Ch. II, Art. II, § XII, Point I. On Insurance, nn. 941, 942, 943, 944, 945 & 946 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium
Vol. I, TREATISE ON CONTRACTS, SECOND PART: ON CONTRACTS …, Ch. II, ARTICLE I: ON SOCIETY (Partnership), nn. ¶1013 & ¶1014 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, TREATISE ON CONTRACTS, SECOND PART: ON CONTRACTS …, Ch. II, ARTICLE II: ON THE TRIPLE CONTRACT, nn. ¶1015 & ¶1016 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, TREATISE ON CONTRACTS, SECOND PART: ON CONTRACTS …, Ch. VII, ARTICLE I: ON INSURANCE (Insurance), nn. ¶1, ¶1038, ¶1039, ¶1040 & ¶1041 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Third Part: Concerning Com…, Sect. C, Ch. III, Question Three: On the Contract of Partnership, nn. 558, 559, 560 & 561 (36 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Third Part: Concerning Com…, Sect. C, Ch. V, Question One: On Insurance, nn. 594, 595, 596, 597, 598 & 599 (72 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology
Vol. I, Tr. IX, Pt. II, Sect. II, Chapter II. On Partnership and the Triple Contract, nn. 545 & 546 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Tr. IX, Pt. II, Sect. II, Chapter V. On Aleatory Contracts, nn. ¶1, 553, 554, 555, 556 & 557 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues
Tr. II, Disputation IX: On the Contract of Partnership, n. 1 — ALTHOUGH there are various kinds of Societies — for Societies are entered into in taking up Tax-farms, in executing offices, and in dispensing other goods — yet that is called Society simply which is occupied with lucrat… Read in context →
Tr. II, Disputation IX: On the Con…, Question I: In what the contract of partnership consists, and what is required that it be just, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)
Tr. II, Disputation IX: On the Con…, Question II: Whether, and how, other contracts can be united with the contract of partnership, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)
Tr. II, Disputation IX: On the Con…, Question III: Whether a contract by which, the capital being secured, a certain fixed gain is received each year is lawful, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13 (13 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 Contracts, Second Part. On Contracts …, Sect. II, Ch. II, Article I. On Society, nn. 917 & 918 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Treatise On Contracts, Second Part. On Contracts …, Sect. II, Ch. II, Article II. On the Triple Contract, n. 919 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Treatise On Contracts, Second Part. On Contracts …, Sect. II, Chapter VII. On Aleatory Contracts, n. 940 — 940. - They are of various kinds: insurance, wager, lottery, or raffle, and game. They are called aleatory because they are liable to the vicissitudes of lot.Read in context →
Vol. I, Treatise On Contracts, Second Part. On Contracts …, Sect. II, Ch. VII, Article I. On Insurance, nn. ¶1 & 941 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. III, Contracts, and the Obligat…, On the Virtue of Justice (…, Part II — Chapter II: On Contracts in Particular, nn. 907, 908, 909, 910, 911, 912, 913, 915, 916, 917, 918, 919, 920 & 921 (14 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Contracts — Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Rickaby, Moral Philosophy · 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.)