The Least of My Brethren: Domingo De Soto on Poverty and Property

Author:   Ernest J. Weinrib
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
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Pages:   256
Publication Date:   12 May 2026
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The Least of My Brethren: Domingo De Soto on Poverty and Property


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Author:   Ernest J. Weinrib
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.001kg
ISBN:  

9781049801346


ISBN 10:   1049801342
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   12 May 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Domingo de Soto on Poverty and Property I The Crisis of Pauperism: Tavera’s Law II The Precept of Almsgiving III Roads and Hospitality IV Ius V Subjective Rights VI The Right to Beg VII Lucrum Cessans VIII Common Possession and Private Property IX Extreme Necessity X Restitution XI Conclusion Translated Texts Deliberation in the Matter of the Poor (1545) (the Proposed Regulation of Beggars) Chapter II: Containing the Narration Chapter III: On Vagabonds Chapter IV: On Foreign Beggars Chapter V: Response to Objections Chapter VI: On Pilgrims to Santiago Chapter VII: On the End Applicable to the Arrangements about the Poor Chapter VIII: On the Obligation to Give Alms Incumbent upon Christians Chapter IX: On Examining the Poverty of Beggars Chapter X: On Examining the Life of the Poor Chapter XI: On the Reason for Permitting Solicitation from Door to Door Chapter XII: In Which the Reasons and Causes for Prohibiting the Poor from Begging Are Examined Commentary on Aquinas, Summa Theologiae II-II, q. 32 (1539–1540) (the Precept of Almsgiving) De Dominio 1–8 (1535) (Ownership and Use) De Dominio 19–23 (1535) (the Origin of Private Property) De Iustitia et Iure, IV, q. 1, a. 1 (1553) (Private Property and Right) De Iustitia et Iure, IV, q. 3, a. 1 (1553) (the Origin of Private Property) De Iustitia et Iure, V, q. 3, a. 4 (1553) (Stealing out of Necessity) De Iustitia et Iure, IV, q. 7, a. 1 (1553) (Restitution of What Was Taken) Note on the Texts Translated Bibliography Index

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Ernest Weinrib is a university professor emeritus at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto where he taught courses on law and classics for more than five decades.

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