Historical context and intellectual biography
What is the School of Salamanca?
The political and intellectual context of the School of Salamanca
The decline of scholasticism
Some key authors of the School of Salamanca
Francisco de Vitoria
Domingo de Soto
Martín de Azpilcueta
Diego de Covarrubias y Leya
Tomás de Mercado
Bartolomé de las Casas
Luis de Molina
Juan de Mariana
Francisco Suárez
Critical exposition
Philosophical and political foundations of the school
Thomism and natural law
The European revival of Thomism and the Salamanca School
Theological political disputes
Applied political thought
Individual rights and the common good
The state and the limits of political power
Legitimate resistance and tyrannicide
Church and state
International law and developments in just war theory
The ethical and juridical framework of the market
Private property and trade
Just price and the subjective theory of value
Usury and interest
Theories of banking
Monetary theory and inflation
Taxation and public finance
Reception and influence of the work
The Salamanca School and the new world
A revolutionary sermon in Hispaniola
The social experiments of Bartolomé de las Casas
Just titles and the disputation between Las Casas and Sepúlveda
Assessing the legacy of Las Casas and the controversies over the new world
Theological, political impact, and influence on subsequent authors
Relevance of the work today
Political philosophy, law, and history
Political economy and the ethical foundations of the market
Contemporary C0atholic social thought
International relations and war.