The Salamanca School [Paperback]

Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers provides comprehensive accounts of the works of seminal conservative thinkers from a variety of periods, disciplines and traditions - the first series of its kind. Even the selection of thinkers adds another aspect to conservative thinking, including not only theorists but also thinkers in literary forms and those who are also practitioners. The series comprises twenty volumes, each including an intellectual biography, historical context, critical exposition of the thinker's work, reception and influence, contemporary relevance, bibliography including references to electronic resources and an index.

Series IntroductionSeries Editor's PrefaceChapter 1 - Historical context and intellectual biographyWhat is the 'School of Salamanca'?The political and intellectual context of the School of Salamanca The decline of scholasticismSome key authors of the School of SalamancaFrancisco de VitoriaDomingo de SotoMart?n de AzpilcuetaDiego de Covarrubias y LeyaTom?s de MercadoBartolom? de las CasasLuis de MolinaJuan de MarianaFrancisco Su?rezChapter 2 - Critical exposition Philosophical and political foundations of the SchoolThomism and Natural LawThe European revival of Thomism and the Salamanca SchoolTheological-political disputesApplied political thoughtIndividual rights and the common goodThe state and the limits of political powerLegitimate resistance and tyrannicideChurch and stateInternational law and developments in Just War theoryThe ethical and juridical framework of the marketPrivate property and tradeJust price and the subjective theory of valueUsury and interestTheories of bankingMonetary theory and inflationTaxation and public financeChapter 3 - Reception and influence of the workThe Salamanca School and the New WorldA revolutionary sermon in Hispaniolló–