less than 1 minute read

Francisco Suárez



Suárez, Francisco (1548–1617), Spanish Jesuit philosopher who represented a late flowering of Scholasticism. He was an influential political and legal theorist, attacking the divine right of kings and arguing that international law was based on custom, not natural law.



See also: Scholasticism.

Additional topics

21st Century Webster's Family Encyclopedia21st Century Webster's Family Encyclopedia - Sterility to Swedish