Whole Duty of Man According to the Law of Nature

This new scholarly edition of Samuel Pufendorf's seminal The Whole Duty of Man According to the Law of Nature is among the first to suggest a purely conventional basis for natural law. Pufendorf wrote this work to make his insights accessible to a wide range of readers, especially university students, who were struggling with issues of church and state. Although indebted to Hobbes and Grotius, the work outlines a new understanding of ethics and politics, one suited to states that were emerging from the aftermath of religious civil war.

Summary

This scholarly edition of Samuel Pufendorf's seminal work suggests a purely conventional basis for natural law. It outlines a new understanding of ethics and politics, one suited to states that were emerging from the aftermath of religious civil war.

Product details

• Authors: Samuel Pufendorf, Samuel Von Pufendorf
• Assisted by: I Hunter (Editor), Ian Hunter (Editor), I Hunter (Editor), D Saunders (Editor), David Saunders (Editor)
• Publisher: Liberty Fund Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2002
• EAN: 9780865973749
• ISBN: 978-0-86597-374-9
• No. of pages: 430
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 239 mm x 32 mm
• Weight: 762 g
• Series: Natural Law and Enlightenment
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law