Business ethics in the school of salamanca springerlink. Although the christian faith may have been announced to the indians with adequate. At age 20 he entered the novitiate of the order of preachers better known as the dominican order, where he began studying. Not only did he write important essays on civil and ecclesiastical power, but he became celebrated for his defence of the new world indians against the imperialism of his own master, the king of spain. Francisco vitoria was the earliest and arguably the most important of the thomist philosophers of the counterreformation.
Although the christian faith may have been announced to the indians with adequate demonstration and they have refused to receive it, yet this is not a reason which justifies making war on them and depriving them of their property. Combining accurate historical descriptions with ethical analysis of business activity, mercadoss. Complex principles such as this one merge various normative judgements that are. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. It is a roman catholic institution run by the legion of christ. In geneva, the council chamber, salle du conseil, was named after him. Podras ver y comprar sus nuevos y ultimos libros, novedades, packs especiales, descargar su libro digital en pdf o epub, obras y sagas del autor. Pdf this book is based on an international project conducted by the institute for european studies of the university ceu san pablo in madrid.
Pdf vitoria, humanism, and the school of salamanca in. He is the founder of the tradition in philosophy known as the school of salamanca, noted especially for his contributions to the theory of just war and international law. Francisco vitoria was the earliest and arguably the most important of the thomist political philosophers of the counterreformation. At age 20 he entered the novitiate of the order of preachers better known as the dominican order, where he began studying humanities. Born to a basque family in burgos, he became a member of the dominican convent of san pablo in about 1504. The little known story of a dominican who helped found the. E considerato uno dei padri fondatori del diritto internazionale e uno dei maggiori rappresentanti della scuola filosofica di salamanca secondo il giurista americano arthur nussbaum vitoria e stato il primo a esporre le nozioni sebbene non i termini di liberta di commercio e. The exact date of his birth is uncertain, but scholars generally place it between 1480 and 1486, with. Vitoria, humanism, and the school of salamanca in early sixteenthcentury spain. His works are of great importance for an understanding of both the rise of modern absolutism, and the debate about the emergent imperialism of the european powers, and are unusually accessible since they survive in the form of summaries of his lecture.
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