Salutis enim publicae maxima semper ratio habenda est : Leibniz y la tradición salmantina sobre la moralidad de los seguros

Leibniz proposed a natural disaster insurance coordinated by the government. This proposal was aligned with a tradition of political, economic and ethical thought that is grounded in scholastic philosophy and, particularly, in the School of Salamanca. This paper aims to offer a general view of the discussion in late-medieval philosophy regarding insurance; the analysis will point out two troublesome issues: The problem of usury and the problem of divine providence. From this, I will explain some particularities of the Leibnizian proposal on the scope of the late medieval debate by showing its originality and relation with the School of Salamanca. ©2020 Instituto Teologico de Caceres, Universidad de Extremadura. All rights reserved.