Stock Market Capitalism vs Free Market Liberty
the perfectionist view of the central tradition and argues that it is just for a political society to enact laws that offer protection from vice and moral corruption. To further strengthen the arguments against liberal thought, the chapter focuses on the political thought of Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas regarding political society, laws, and moral uprightness. According to Aristotle, the polis must not only be concerned with regulating the relationship with the people but must also exert effort in making its citizens morally upright. St. Thomas Aquinas echoes the point raised by Aristotle but further expounds his idea by adding that laws should be just in themselves for no unjust law can lead people to become virtuous.
