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Aquinas on Law: The Open World of Grace

New Polity

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The Interplay of Power and Service in Philosophical Thought

This chapter explores the philosophical themes of power and service, drawing connections between the Pope's title and classical thinkers like Plato and Aristotle. It argues that genuine power is rooted in serving the common good and discusses how true freedom emerges from creative rationality and the pursuit of beauty.

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