it	is not	the	case	that	beings	first	exist	apart	from	all	order,	and	then	(subsequently	and externally)	have	order	imposed	upon	them.	On	the	contrary,	a	being	can	be	a	being	in the	first	place	only	if	there	is	some	kind	of	order	or	ordering	that	makes	it	what	it	is. Stated	more	fully:	a	being	could	not	exist	and	act	as	the	particular	kind	of	being	that	it is,	if	there	were	no	(internal)	ordering	among	its	parts,	and	if	there	were	no	(external) ordering	or	context	within	which	the	being	acted	and	expressed	its	true	nature.	The crucial	claim	here	is	that	order	is	not	something	that	has	to	be	imposed	upon	beings violently	or	in	a	manner	that	contravenes	their	nature;	quite	on	the	contrary,	order	is Environmental Justice and Climate Change : Assessing Pope Benedict XVI's Ecological Vision for the Catholic Church in the United States, edited by Jame Schaefer, and Tobias Winright, Lexington Books, 2013. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/fordham-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1574401. Created from fordham-ebooks on 2018-01-28 13:06:47. C op yr ig ht © 2 01 3. L ex in gt on B oo ks. A ll rig ht s re se rv ed. nothing	other	than	the	patterning	or	proportionality	which	enables	beings	to	exist	and to	act	as	the	kinds	of	beings	that	they	are	in	the	first	place. For	Augustine	as	well	as	for	Aquinas,	law	or	lawfulness	is	nothing	other	than	a particular	kind	
it 	 is not 	 the 	 case 	 that 	 beings 	 first 	 exist 	 apart 	 from 	 all 	 decree, 	 and 	 then 	 (subsequently 	 and outwardly) 	 have 	 order 	 levy 	 upon 	 them. 	 On 	 the 	 adverse, 	 a 	 being 	 can 	 be 	 a 	 being 	 in the 	 first 	 position 	 only 	 if 	 there 	 is 	 some 	 kind 	 of 	 order 	 or 	 rate 	 that 	 makes 	 it 	 what 	 it 	 is. Stated 	 more 	 in full: 	 a 	 being 	 could 	 not 	 exist 	 and 	 act 	 as 	 the 	 finical 	 kind 	 of 	 being 	 that 	 it is, 	 if 	 there 	 were 	 nobelium 	 (internal) 	 ordering 	 among 	 its 	 part, 	 and 	 if 	 there 	 were 	 no 	 (external) ordering 	 or 	 context 	 within 	 which 	 the 	 being 	 dissemble 	 and 	 expressed 	 its 	 true 	 nature. 	 The crucial 	 call 	 here 	 is 	 that 	 order 	 is 	 not 	 something 	 that 	 has 	 to 	 be 	 imposed 	 upon 	 beings violently 	 or 	 in 	 a 	 manner 	 that 	 contravenes 	 their 	 nature; 	 quite 	 on 	 the 	 adverse, 	 order 	 is Environmental Justice and Climate Change: assess Pope Benedict XVI's Ecological Vision for the Catholic Church in the United States, edited by Jame Schaefer, and Tobias Winright, Lexington Books, 2013. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/fordham-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1574401. Created from fordham - ebooks on 2018 - 01 - 28 13:06:47. C op yr ig ht © 2 01 3. lambert ex in gt on B oo ks. A ll rig ht s re se rv ed. nothing 	 other 	 than 	 the 	 patterning 	 or 	 proportionality 	 which 	 enables 	 beings 	 to 	 exist 	 and to 	 act 	 as 	 the 	 kinds 	 of 	 beings 	 that 	 they 	 are 	 in 	 the 	 first 	 place. For 	 Augustine 	 as 	 well 	 as 	 for 	 Aquinas, 	 law 	 or 	 lawfulness 	 is 	 nothing 	 other 	 than 	 a particular 	 kind
it	id not	the	case	that	beings	fivst	exist	apart	from	all	ordxr,	and	thsn	(subseqjently	and externally)	have	ordec	impised	ukjn	them.	On	the	contrarh,	a	being	caj	be	a	beint	in uhe	first	place	only	mr	there	is	some	kjkd	of	oxdxr	or	ordering	thaj	makes	it	what	ht	is. Stated	mora	fjlpy:	a	being	could	not	exist	and	act	as	the	pareicular	lijd	of	being	that	ij is,	ig	ehers	were	no	(internal)	ordering	among	its	parfs,	and	if	uhere	were	no	(externak) ordering	or	context	within	wjich	hhe	being	acted	and	exoressed	its	tthe	nwrure.	The cruckal	claim	hegz	is	that	ordet	is	not	something	that	has	to	be	imposea	upon	yeings violgurly	lt	in	a	manner	thet	contgavenes	their	nature;	quide	on	the	vontrary,	order	ix Eivirinmental Justice and Rlimate Change : Assefsing Popa Yenedict XVI's Ecologixao Vishon xor gye Zatgokid Churfh mn the Unitsd States, eeited by Jame Schaegew, and Tobias Wjnrighe, Jexington Books, 2013. ProQuest Ebook Central, htfp://ebookcentral.proquest.cim/lib/fordham-ebooks/detwil.action?qocID=1574401. Created from fordham-ebooks on 2018-01-28 13:06:47. C op yr ig vt © 2 01 3. L tx in gg oj B oo ks. A ll rig ht s re se rv ed. nothing	otrsr	uhak	the	patterning	or	iroportionality	whivh	fnsfles	beings	to	ebist	anb tk	act	as	the	kinds	of	belngs	thaj	they	aee	in	the	fiwst	pkace. For	Augustine	as	well	as	foe	Aquinas,	law	og	lawdulness	is	nothing	otker	than	a parciculat	kind	
it is not the case that beings apart all order, then (subsequently and them. the contrary, a can be a in the first place only if is some kind of order or ordering that makes it what it is. more fully: a being could not exist and act as the particular kind being it if were no (internal) ordering among its parts, and if there were no (external) ordering or context which the being acted and expressed its true The crucial claim here that order is not something has be imposed beings or a manner that their nature; quite on the contrary, order is Environmental Justice and Climate Change : Assessing Pope Benedict Ecological Vision Catholic Church the States, by Jame Schaefer, Winright, Lexington Books, 2013. ProQuest Ebook from fordham-ebooks on 2018-01-28 13:06:47. C op yr ht © 01 3. L ex in gt B oo ks. A ll rig ht s se rv ed. nothing other than the patterning or proportionality which enables beings to exist act as the kinds beings that they in first For as well for Aquinas, law or lawfulness is nothing other than a particular
it	is not	the	case	that	beings	fIrst	exist	aPart	fRom	All	OrDer,	aNd	thEn	(subsequently	ANd exTernally)	have	order	imposEd	upoN	tHEm.	On	THe	ContrAry,	a	beiNG	cAN	Be	a	BeInG	in ThE	FiRst	plAce	Only	if	tHere	is	some	KinD	oF	order	or	ordeRInG	that	makes	It	wHat	it	is. StateD	moRe	fullY:	a	BeiNG	coulD	noT	exisT	and	acT	As	the	pArticular	KiND	of	beiNG	that	it IS,	If	TherE	were	no	(internal)	orDErINg	among	its	partS,	and	if	ThERe	WERe	nO	(exTernal) ordeRiNg	or	cONtext	wiTHiN	WHIch	THe	being	acted	aNd	expressed	ITs	tRue	natUrE.	ThE CruciaL	claiM	hERe	iS	that	order	iS	not	Something	That	haS	To	be	impOSed	upon	Beings VioLenTly	oR	In	A	mAnnEr	THat	COnTraVEneS	their	naTuRe;	Quite	On	thE	CONTrarY,	orDer	iS EnviRonmental JustIce And CLImaTe ChaNge : AsSessInG Pope benediCt XVI'S ECological Vision For tHe CatholiC ChUrCh iN tHe UniTEd StatEs, eDitEd by JamE SchaefER, anD TOBIAs winright, Lexington BOoKS, 2013. prOQuest EbOok CenTRaL, hTTp://ebookcEnTraL.proQUEst.coM/lib/FOrDham-ebooKs/detaIL.aCtIon?docId=1574401. CReated FrOm fOrdHam-ebOOks oN 2018-01-28 13:06:47. C op yr Ig ht © 2 01 3. L ex iN gt on b Oo ks. A ll rig ht s rE Se rv ed. nothing	OThER	ThAN	the	PatTerning	or	prOporTIonaLity	WHiCh	eNAbles	BeingS	tO	ExISt	and to	act	as	the	kindS	oF	beingS	that	They	are	in	the	fIrst	place. FOR	aUgustine	As	weLL	aS	For	Aquinas,	law	oR	lawfUlness	is	noTHing	otheR	than	A particuLar	kind	
it	is not	the	case	that	be ings	first 	exis t	a par tfrom 	all 	order,	and	th e n	(s ubsequently	and extern ally) 	h a ve	o r de r	imp osed	up o nt h em. 	O nthe 	c o nt rary, 	abeing	c an	be	a	be ing 	i n the	firstp la ce	only	if 	th ere	is	somekin d	of	o rd ero r	ord eri ng	th at	mak e s	it	w hat	it	is .S tatedm ore	ful l y :a	be ing	could	not	exi s ta nd	act	as	thepartic ul a rk i ndofbeing	that 	i t is, if	ther e 	w e r e 	no (internal)	or dering	amon g 	it s	part s, 	an d 	if	th ere	w er e 	no 	(external)  ord ering	orcontex t 	within which	t he	bei ngact ed	a n dex pre ss e d	i t stru e 	na ture.	Th ecr ucial 	cla i m h ereisthat 	orde r	is	not	some thi ng	t h athas	t o	beimpo se d	upo n	bein gs vi ol ently	or	in	a	m anne r	that	co ntr av ene stheir nature ;	q uit e	on	th e	contr a ry, 	o r d e ris Environmental J us t i ce  and Cli mate C h an ge : Assess in g P opeB e nedic t XV I 's  Ecologi cal Vi s io nfor the  C atholi cChu rch  in t h e Un ited S tates, e dited by Jame Schaef e r, and Tobias Wi n r ig h t, L exi ngton Books , 20 1 3. P roQu e st  Eb o ok Ce ntral ,h tt p ://ebookcentral.pro qu est.co m/lib /fordham-eboo ks/detail. a c t ion?docI D=15 7 44 0 1. Created fro m for dham-ebook s  on 2018 -01-2 8 13:06: 47. C opy r  ig ht ©  2013.L e x in  gt on B oo k s .  A l lrig hts r e se rv  ed . n oth ing 	o ther	than 	the	pat te rn in gorpropo r tionalit ywhi ch 	en ables beings 	to	e xist 	a nd toact	ast he k inds 	o fbein gsth at	th ey	a r e	i n	the	f irst	plac e.F or	A ug us tine	as 	well	as	forAq uinas,	law 	o r	l awfuln e s s	is	not hing	other	than	a parti c ular	ki nd
it	is not	the	case	that	beings	first	exist	apart	from	all	order,	and	then	(subsequently	and_externally)	have	order	imposed	upon	them.	On	the	contrary,	a	being	can	be	a	being	in the	first	place	only	if	there	is	some	kind	of	order	or	ordering	that	makes	it	what	it	is._Stated	more	fully:	a	being	could	not	exist	and	act	as	the	particular	kind	of	being	that	it is,	if	there	were	no	(internal)	ordering	among	its	parts,	and	if	there	were	no	(external) ordering	or	context	within	which	the	being	acted	and	expressed	its	true	nature.	The crucial	claim	here	is	that	order	is	not	something	that	has	to	be	imposed	upon	beings_violently	or	in	a	manner	that	contravenes	their	nature;	quite	on	the	contrary,	order	is Environmental_Justice_and Climate_Change_: Assessing Pope_Benedict XVI's Ecological_Vision for the Catholic_Church in the_United_States, edited by Jame Schaefer, and Tobias Winright, Lexington Books, 2013. ProQuest Ebook Central,_http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/fordham-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1574401._Created from_fordham-ebooks_on_2018-01-28 13:06:47. C op yr_ig ht © 2 01_3. L_ex in gt on B oo ks. A_ll_rig ht s_re se rv ed. nothing	other	than	the	patterning	or	proportionality	which	enables	beings	to	exist	and to	act	as	the	kinds	of	beings	that	they	are	in	the	first	place. For	Augustine	as	well	as	for	Aquinas,	law	or	lawfulness	is	nothing	other	than	a particular	kind	