{"product_id":"the-complete-works-of-francisco-suarez-on-the-laws-books-vi-x-volume-vi-francisco-suarez","title":"The Complete Works Of Francisco Suárez - On the Laws, Books VI–X, Volume VI - Francisco Suárez","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"91d7f0ac-3f0f-4bcd-8355-babbda4ba42d\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3-mini\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"120\" data-end=\"440\"\u003eThis sixth volume continues Suárez’s major treatise \u003cem data-start=\"172\" data-end=\"185\"\u003eOn the Laws\u003c\/em\u003e, completing and extending his systematic account of legal and moral order within the scholastic tradition. Building on the foundations laid in the earlier books, it develops a more detailed analysis of human law and its practical governance of societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"442\" data-end=\"779\"\u003eThe work treats the authority, interpretation, and application of laws, including questions of legislative power, obligation, and the conditions under which laws bind in conscience. Suárez examines how civil and ecclesiastical laws are promulgated and enforced, and how they relate to the natural law that underlies all just legislation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"781\" data-end=\"1109\"\u003eA significant portion is devoted to issues of justice in governance, including the legitimacy of political authority, the limits of obedience, and the moral responsibility of rulers and subjects. Suárez carefully analyzes cases in which laws may lose binding force, such as injustice, coercion, or contradiction with higher law.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1111\" data-end=\"1390\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eThroughout these books, Suárez maintains his characteristic synthesis of metaphysics, moral theology, and legal philosophy. The result is a highly structured account of law as a rational and moral order oriented toward the common good and ultimately grounded in divine authority.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scholastic Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57774933508421,"sku":null,"price":74.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1055\/1790\/8293\/files\/1777005776.jpg?v=1777005809","url":"https:\/\/scholasticarchive.com\/products\/the-complete-works-of-francisco-suarez-on-the-laws-books-vi-x-volume-vi-francisco-suarez","provider":"Scholastic Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}