A Topic of Moral Theology

Violence

Physical compulsion from without: what remains voluntary under coercion, and how far the victim of violence is guiltless.

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physical violence (ed.)

In the index as Violence · Imputability · Delict · Coercion, what it is and of how many kinds · Force: what it is and of how many kinds · Coercion · Involuntary · Physical violence · Contract · Defloration · Fear · Fraud · Ignorance · Natural · Resistance to temptations · Virgin · Accuser · Action · Actor · Anger · Attack upon temptations · Avarice · Betrayal · Capital Vices

In the manuals

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Vol. I, Bk. I, Ch. III, Section IV. Violence, nn. 1, 2 & 3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Bk. IX, Ch. X, Article XIII. Violence and Fear, n. 1 — Violence is the onset of force too great to be resisted, and fear is a perturbation of mind arising from present or future danger. Here we treat of fear caused by extrinsic violence, inasmuch as it is a diriment impedime… Read in context →

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. II, Article I. On Physical Violence, nn. 27, 28 & 29 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 4. The Vices Opposed …, Contracts, n. 1884 — Defects that Invalidate Consent. Defects that Invalidate Consent.—The defects that vitiate consent by taking away knowledge or choice render contracts either void or voidable (see 40-55). These impediments are the following: (a) error, which is a judgme… Read in context →

Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. I, On Human Acts, II. On the Impediments of the Human Act, nn. 64, 65 & 66 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, On Sins and Virtues, V. On the Capital Vices, n. 324 — What are the daughters of avarice? - They are the following: 1. Hardening of heart, against mercy, by not compassionating the needy and poor, by reproaching them, by demanding debts too harshly when the debtor is not abl… Read in context →

Vol. III, On the Particular Obligati…, I. On Judges, n. 8 — How must right process be instituted? - In a civil case the process must be instituted at the petition of the plaintiff. Plaintiff is so called from action. Action is the right of pursuing in judgment what is owed to one… Read in context →

Commentaries on Human Acts (Commentarii de Actibus Humanis)

Bucceroni, Commentaries on Human Acts, Commentary VIII: On Force or Violence, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology

Vol. II, Fundamental Moral Theology…, On Human Acts — Chapter I: On Free Acts, nn. 108, 109, 110 & 111 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels

Vol. I, Tr. II, Ch. I, Art. II, § 3. On Force or Violence, nn. 75, 76 & 77 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. I, Pt. I, Tr. II, Ch. II, Art. II, § 3, 1. On Violence, nn. 63, 64, 65 & 66 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. I, General Moral Theology, Treatise: On Human Acts in…, First Part: On Human Acts …, Section A: On the Conditio…, Ch. I, Question Two: On the Imped…, Article I: On Violence, nn. ¶1, 68, 69 & 70 (22 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Vol. I, Tr. I, Ch. III, Article IV. On Force or Violence, nn. 19, 20, 21, 21, Q. 1, 21, Q. 2, 21, Q. 3, 21, Q. 4 & 21, Q. 5 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Summae S. Thomae (Billuart)

Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus II. On the Prima Sec…, On Human Acts, On the Voluntary and the I…, Whether violence causes the involuntary?, nn. 1–19 (19 passages)

A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)

Vol. I, Its Subject, Norm, and Object, Morality, Its Subject, Norm, and Object, Ch. I, Section 7: Obstacles to Voluntary Action, nn. ¶1–¶14 (14 passages)

Treated under the broader heading Obstacles to Voluntariety — Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Coppens, Medical Practice · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Konings, Theologia Moralis · Rickaby, Moral Philosophy · The Casuist · Coppens, Moral Philosophy — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)