A Comparative Analysis of Cicero and Aquinas

Charles P. Nemeth is Professor and Department Chair of Legal Studies, City University of New York, USA.

1. Background and Context: Cicero and Aquinas
i. Introduction
ii. The Comparative Setting
iii. Biographical Sketch of Cicero
iv. Biographical Sketch of St. Thomas Aquinas
2. Nature and the Natural Order in Cicero and Aquinas
i. Introduction
ii. Nature as Truth, Science and the Natural Order
iii. Comparative Conclusion: Cicero and Aquinas: Nature and Natural Order
3. Cicero and Aquinas: Nature and Reason
i. Nature and Reason
ii. Cicero on Reason
iii. Aquinas on Reason
iv. The Compatibility of Cicero and Aquinas: Nature, Reason and Virtue
4. Cicero and Aquinas on the Natural Law
i. Introduction
ii. Cicero on the Natural Law
iii. Aquinas on the Natural Law
iv. Compatibility on the Natural Law: Cicero and Aquinas
5. Cicero and Aquinas: Compatibility and Contrast
i. General Observations on Cicero and Aquinas: Nature, the Natural Order, Reason and the Natural Law
ii. Whether Cicero and Aquinas Agree on the Role of Nature and the Natural Order
iii. Whether Cicero and Aquinas see Nature and Reason as Essential to their Natural Law Philosophy
iv. Whether the Natural Law of Cicero and Aquinas are Compatible
v. Conclusion: Implications for Natural Law Reasoning
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index