The Whole Duty of Man According to the Law of Nature

Informationen zum Autor Samuel von Pufendorf; Edited by I Hunter and D Saunders Klappentext Samuel Pufendorf's The Whole Duty of Man, According to the Law of Nature suggested a purely conventional basis for natural law. Rejecting scholasticism's metaphysical theories, Pufendorf found the source of natural law in humanity's need to cultivate sociability. Samuel Pufendorf (1632-1694) taught natural law and was court historian in both Germany and Sweden. Ian Hunter is Australian Professorial Fellow in the Centre for the History of European Discourses, University of Queensland. David Saunders is Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Arts at Griffith University.

Product details

• Authors: Samuel Pufendorf
• Assisted by: Ian Hunter (Editor), David Saunders (Editor), Andrew Tooke (Translation)
• Publisher: Liberty fund usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2002
• EAN: 9780865973756
• ISBN: 978-0-86597-375-6
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 230 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Natural Law and Enlightenment; Natural Law and Enlightenment
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law