Luis de león (1527-1591) and his theory of justice. Main topics his philosophy of law

Translated title of the contribution: Luis de león (1527-1591) and his theory of justice. Main topics his philosophy of law

Sebastián Contreras*

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Abstract

The studies about Luis de León has focused mainly in his mystical, narrative and literary theory. In this paper, the author attempts to develop the principal aspects of his legal doctrine. Like other great theologians of The Salamanca School, also Leon has studied the issue of the nature of human law and its relationship with the natural law. This is precisely the thematic of the next article.

Translated title of the contributionLuis de león (1527-1591) and his theory of justice. Main topics his philosophy of law
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)201-222
Number of pages22
JournalTrans/Form/Acao
Volume37
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014

Keywords

  • Luis de león
  • Natural law
  • Positive law
  • Salamanca school
  • Second scholastic

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