In the work of Thomas Aquinas, there are several references to consuetudo, and they are scattered around different contexts. Consuetudo is a philosophical concept, which cannot be grasped through an empiricist reduction to sociology. The Thomistic notion of consuetudo is properly axiological, and it rests on the foundation of rationality and justice. Hence, it can be seen as a way to know of the order of essences, and, in its turn, as requiring a judgment about its own ontological ground. Consuetudo is important in respect to the (subjective and objective) layering of human experience, which is – as such necessarily – evaluative. Consuetudo is fundamental for prudential judgments, both in the ethical and in the legal sphere. At the same time, the importance of consuetudo is evident in connection with positive law, as it is one of the criteria for its production and its evaluation.

Tradition as Consuetudo in the Thought of Thomas Aquinas

TURCO, Giovanni
2015-01-01

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In the work of Thomas Aquinas, there are several references to consuetudo, and they are scattered around different contexts. Consuetudo is a philosophical concept, which cannot be grasped through an empiricist reduction to sociology. The Thomistic notion of consuetudo is properly axiological, and it rests on the foundation of rationality and justice. Hence, it can be seen as a way to know of the order of essences, and, in its turn, as requiring a judgment about its own ontological ground. Consuetudo is important in respect to the (subjective and objective) layering of human experience, which is – as such necessarily – evaluative. Consuetudo is fundamental for prudential judgments, both in the ethical and in the legal sphere. At the same time, the importance of consuetudo is evident in connection with positive law, as it is one of the criteria for its production and its evaluation.
2015
9781443874335
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