Table of Contents
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xii
1 Justice as a Virtue 1
Preliminary Considerations 7
The Theoretical Framework 17
The Virtues as Normative Ideals 31
An Overview of the Virtue of Justice 44
Reason, Revelation, and Justice 51
2 Virtues and Vices of the Will 59
The Will as a Causal Principle 63
The Will as the Principle of Voluntary Actions 73
Habits of the Will 85
Justice as a Perfection of the Will 104
3 Justice as a Moral Ideal 115
Justice, Equality, and Right 116
Equality, Right, and Obligation 131
Justice, Practical Reason, and First Principles 146
The Common Good, Political Rule, and the Ideal of Equality 161
4 From Ideal to Law 171
Norm, Precept, and Act 173
Justice and the Moral Emotions 187
Norms of Nonmaleficence 204
The Place of Discernment in the Activities of Justice 219
5 The Perfections of the Will 229
Reason and the Virtues 231
Value, Morality, and Perfections of the Will 238
Commitment and Regard, Two Aspects of Justice 257
Conclusion 269
Bibliography 274
Name Index 282
Subject Index 285
