Thomas Aquinas' Justice as Common Good: An Antidote to Environmental Crisis

Eddie Vicente Marquiño

doi:10.57106/scientia.v15i1.209

Authors

Eddie Vicente Marquiño Institute of Religion, University of Santo Tomas- Manila https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7686-542X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.57106/scientia.v15i1.209

Keywords:

Thomas Aquinas, Pope Francis, Justice, Environmental Crisis, Common Good

Abstract

This paper explores Thomas Aquinas’ Concept of justice as an antidote to the environmental crisis that Pope Francis highlighted in Laudato Si. This paper argues that a Thomistic understanding of justice, as it centers on the idea of the common good, will contribute to solving the environmental crisis that adversely impacts the poor in the community. Thus, this paper aims to contribute to solving the world's environmental crisis. It discusses various environmental crises and Thomas Aquinas' concept of justice as a common good. This research applies Thomas Aquinas' understanding of justice in addressing the environmental crisis.

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