Encyclopedia of sacred theology - pagina 226

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§ 53.

THE FIVE FACULTIES

[Div. II

the Juridical faculty bore a consecrated character.

human

not study realized

calling to lead

its

upon men

relations in its

own

It did

self-sufficiency,

the authority imposed of

into the path of Right ordained

by Him.

but

God

Mean-

while this almost sacred origin of the Juridical faculty does not prevent science from introducing the logical purpose of all science

more prominently into the foreground of the and from giving an account of the place

Juridical domain,

occupy in the organic unit of Viewed in this way, a proper, well-defined place science. in the object of general science should also be allotted to and in this sense there is no objection against this study seeking this proper domain of the juridical science, this provincia juris, in the social relations of man. The great development of the sociological and economical auxiliary departments shows, that the study of law actually moves in this direction, while no one seriously thinks of separating all sociological and economical studies from this faculty and of classing them with the Philological faculty, or, as far

which these studies

also

;

as the material object of economical studies is concerned,

with the natural philosophical. It

would be

a serious matter, however,

if

for this reason

the original juridical character of this faculty should be

abandoned, and if gradually and by preference it should be allowed to merge into a sociological faculty. If there is apportioned to this faculty the study of all that originates of man, makes it real, and belongs to its broad extent, then ethics would gradually claim a lodging with it, the life of science and art would come under its care, pedagogy would have to recognize its authority, and the technique also of agriculture, commerce, and of trade would partly come under its rule. It is

the social

life

nature in

its

tlie object of this faculty by a and that closer definition can be no faculty is concerned with human society

necessary, therefore, to limit

more accurate

definition,

other than that this

Thus only in so far as this calls out the Jural Relationships. ever be the characteristic of this faculty,

authority will

since authority alone

is

able to verify these Jural Relation-

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