Guerra justa : inicio, meio e fim em Francisco de Vitoria

Abstract

This dissertation has the objective to present the construction of the concept of Just War Theory, since its beginning on Ancient Philosophy to its refinement throughout the modern reformulation done by Francisco de Vitoria. It is an attempt to tell the moral evolution of history of war from the perspective of philosophy's history. The core of this work intends to show the philosophical and Christian influences for the moralization of war throughout the centuries until its peak in Francisco de Vitoria. For this, it is presented three distinguished authors from different eras who have constructed throughout their literature and war experiences their conception of just war: Cicero, Augustine of Hippo, and Thomas Aquinas. In this scenario, we will try to connect Cicero's natural Roman law, the adoption of Augustine's Christian principles, and the systematization of Aquinas's just war, all of which are present in the work of Francisco de Vitoria. From this frame of reference, we will investigate the meaning of State in Francisco de Vitoria, as well as explain how his ethics of war follows from such a conception. In the end, we will demonstrate through a detailed exposition the whole theoretical composition of the Victorian "Bellum Iustum" and its historical and philosophical importance for the inauguration of the international rights.