Question 61 — The Parts of Justice

We must now consider the parts of justice; (1) the subjective parts, which are the species of justice, i.e., distributive and commutative justice; (2) the quasi-integral parts; (3) the quasi-potential parts, i.e., the virtues connected with justice. The first consideration will be twofold: (1) The parts of justice; (2) their opposite vices. And since restitution would seem to be an act of commutative justice, we must consider (1) the distinction between commutative and distributive justice; (2) restitution.

Under the first head there are four points of inquiry:

(1) Whether there are two species of justice, viz. distributive and commutative?

• (2) Whether in either case the mean is take in the same way?
• (3) Whether their matter is uniform or manifold?
• (4) Whether in any of these species the just is the same as counter-passion?