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This 4 page paper discusses Thomas Aquinas's work in the Summa Theologiae, in which he argues that there is such a thing as just war; it further discusses how this opinion conflicts with the rest of the work. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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one that has particular relevance for us today. At the moment, we are engaged in a conflict that many believe is unjustified; therefore understanding the concept of "just war"
is vitally important. This paper examines Murnions idea that there is a potential conflict between Aquinass teaching in the Summa in general and his examination of the concept of
just war. Aquinass Methodology In order to approach this correctly, we have to understand the formal method that Aquinas used in writing the Summa; it appears almost to follow
a formula. The "basic unit of inquiry" in works such as these is the quaestio, along with the "article," its subunit (Miller, 2002, p. 173). There are several
articles within a single quaestio, and each is used to examine one question. "An article begins with its own specific question, which is meant to impel inquiry into a
doubtful matter" (Miller, 2002, p. 173). Aquinas and other scholars usually begin the article with the words "a proposition that is in doubt" after which objections were introduced (Miller,
2002, p. 173). An objection in this context is not an opposing view as today; objections were reasons for favoring one viewpoint over another with the goal of moving
the problem-solving work "forward by rendering intelligible the problems various dimensions" (Miller, 2002, p. 173). The first set of objections are followed by a contrary set of reasons "in response
to the initial question," and then comes the responsio, which is the main section of the article, which is designed to "dispel the doubt posed in the opening question," that
is, to prove the truth of the proposition under discussion (Miller, 2002, p. 173). Using the responsio, the scholar concludes the article with a "series of replies that attempt
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