This work presents the basic arguments and fundamental themes of the political and moral thought of the seventeenth-century philosopher, Samuel Pufendorf--one of the most widely read natural lawyers of the pre-Kantian era. Selections from the texts of Pufendorf's two major works, Elements of Universal Jurisprudence and The Law of Nature and of Nations, have been brought together to make Pufendorf's moral and political thought more accessible. The selections included have received a new English translation, the first for both works in roughly sixty years. The editor, a political scientist, and the translator, a philosopher, have developed a volume that is comprehensive and representative of Pufendorf's thought without being repetitive, fragmented, or obscure.

The Political Writings of Samuel Pufendorf

Politics & Social Sciences

PUFENDORF, SAMUEL

Seidler, Michael J.

Philosophy

Oxford University Press

Pufendorf: On the Duty of Man and Citizen according to Natural Law (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)

Samuel Pufendorf is one of the most important moral and political philosophers of the seventeenth century. His theory, which builds on Grotius and Hobbes, was immediately recognized as a classic and taken up by writers as diverse as Locke, Hume, Rousseau, and Smith. Over the past twenty years there has been a renaissance of Pufendorf scholarship. On the Duty of Man and Citizen is Pufendorf's own epitome of his monumental On the Law of Nature and of Nations, and it served as a basic text in European universities throughout the Enlightenment. This edition has a lucid and historically sensitive translation by Michael Silverthorne, the first since the early twentieth century. James Tully's introduction sets the text in its context, summarizes the main arguments, surveys recent literature on Pufendorf, and shows how Pufendorf transformed natural law theory into an independent discipline of juristic political philosophy that dominated reflection on politics until Kant.

Politics & Government

Cambridge University Press

Legal Theory & Systems

Samuel Pufendorf’s Of the Nature and Qualification of Religion (published in Latin in 1687) is a major work on the separation of politics and religion. Written in response to the revocation of the Edict of Nantes by the French king Louis XIV, Pufendorf contests the right of the sovereign to control the religion of his subjects, because state and religion pursue wholly different ends. He concludes that, when rulers transgress their bounds, subjects have a right to defend their religion, even by the force of arms. Pufendorf’s opposition to the French king does not demonstrate political radicalism. Instead, like John Locke and others who defended the concept of toleration, Pufendorf advocates a principled, moderate defense of toleration rather than unlimited religious liberty. Appearing at the dawn of the Enlightenment, Pufendorf’s ideas on natural law and toleration were highly influential in both Europe and the British Isles. As Simone Zurbuchen explains in the introduction, Of the Nature and Qualification of Religion is a major contribution to the history and literature of religious toleration. Samuel Pufendorf (16321694) was one of the most important figures in early-modern political thought. An exact contemporary of Locke and Spinoza, he transformed the natural law theories of Grotius and Hobbes, developed striking ideas of toleration and of the relationship between church and state, and wrote extensive political histories and analyses of the constitution of the German empire. Jodocus Crull (d. 1713/14) was a German émigré to England, a medical man, and a translator and writer. Simone Zurbuchen is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. Knud Haakonssen is Professor of Intellectual History at the University of Sussex, England.

Of the Nature and Qualification of Religion in Reference to Civil Society (Natural Law and Enlightenment Classics)

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Samuel Pufendorf’s Of the Nature and Qualification of Religion (published in Latin in 1687) is a major work on the separation of politics and religion. Written in response to the revocation of the Edict of Nantes by the French king Louis XIV, Pufendorf contests the right of the sovereign to control the religion of his subjects, because state and religion pursue wholly different ends. He concludes that, when rulers transgress their bounds, subjects have a right to defend their religion, even by the force of arms. Pufendorf’s opposition to the French king does not demonstrate political radicalism. Instead, like John Locke and others who defended the concept of toleration, Pufendorf advocates a principled, moderate defense of toleration rather than unlimited religious liberty. Appearing at the dawn of the Enlightenment, Pufendorf’s ideas on natural law and toleration were highly influential in both Europe and the British Isles. As Simone Zurbuchen explains in the introduction, Of the Nature and Qualification of Religion is a major contribution to the history and literature of religious toleration. Samuel Pufendorf (16321694) was one of the most important figures in early-modern political thought. An exact contemporary of Locke and Spinoza, he transformed the natural law theories of Grotius and Hobbes, developed striking ideas of toleration and of the relationship between church and state, and wrote extensive political histories and analyses of the constitution of the German empire. Jodocus Crull (d. 1713/14) was a German émigré to England, a medical man, and a translator and writer. Simone Zurbuchen is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. Knud Haakonssen is Professor of Intellectual History at the University of Sussex, England.

Originally published posthumously, in Latin, in 1695, The Divine Feudal Law sets forth Pufendorf’s basis for the reunion of the Lutheran and Calvinist confessions. This attempt to seek a conciliation” between the confessions complements the concept of toleration discussed in Of the Nature and Qualification of Religion in Reference to Civil Society. In both works Pufendorf examines the proper way to secure the peaceful coexistence of different confessions in a state. Although he argued in Of the Nature that maintaining peace and order in the state does not require all subjects to share one belief, Pufendorf also believed that true” Christianity was beneficial to society. For that reason he advocated a reunion of the confessions on the basis of fundamental truths that he believed were contained in the Bible, saying a conciliation should be enforced not by law but by mutual agreement of the dissenting parties. Therefore, the reunion of the confessions must be accompanied by toleration. Samuel Pufendorf (16321694) was one of the most important figures in early-modern political thought. An exact contemporary of Locke and Spinoza, he transformed the natural law theories of Grotius and Hobbes, developed striking ideas of toleration and of the relationship between church and state, and wrote extensive political histories and analyses of the constitution of the German empire. Theophilus Dorrington (16541715) was an Anglican clergyman and polemicist against Dissent. Simone Zurbuchen is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. Knud Haakonssen is Professor of Intellectual History at the University of Sussex, England.

The Divine Feudal Law: Or, Covenants with Mankind, Represented (Natural Law and Enlightenment Classics)

Originally published posthumously, in Latin, in 1695, The Divine Feudal Law sets forth Pufendorf’s basis for the reunion of the Lutheran and Calvinist confessions. This attempt to seek a conciliation” between the confessions complements the concept of toleration discussed in Of the Nature and Qualification of Religion in Reference to Civil Society. In both works Pufendorf examines the proper way to secure the peaceful coexistence of different confessions in a state. Although he argued in Of the Nature that maintaining peace and order in the state does not require all subjects to share one belief, Pufendorf also believed that true” Christianity was beneficial to society. For that reason he advocated a reunion of the confessions on the basis of fundamental truths that he believed were contained in the Bible, saying a conciliation should be enforced not by law but by mutual agreement of the dissenting parties. Therefore, the reunion of the confessions must be accompanied by toleration. Samuel Pufendorf (16321694) was one of the most important figures in early-modern political thought. An exact contemporary of Locke and Spinoza, he transformed the natural law theories of Grotius and Hobbes, developed striking ideas of toleration and of the relationship between church and state, and wrote extensive political histories and analyses of the constitution of the German empire. Theophilus Dorrington (16541715) was an Anglican clergyman and polemicist against Dissent. Simone Zurbuchen is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. Knud Haakonssen is Professor of Intellectual History at the University of Sussex, England.

The Whole Duty of Man, According to the Law of Nature (Natural Law and Enlightenment Classics)

Samuel Pufendorf's seminal work, The Whole Duty of Man, According to the Law of Nature (first published in Latin in 1673), was among the first to suggest 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. At the same time, he distanced himself from Hobbes’s deduction of such needs from self-interest. The result was a sophisticated theory of the conventional character of man’s social persona and of all political institutions. Pufendorf wrote this work to make his insights accessible to a wide range of readers, especially university students. As ministers, teachers, and public servants, they would have to struggle with issues of sovereignty and of the relationship between church and state that dominated the new state system of Europe in the aftermath of the Peace of Westphalia (1648). The Whole Duty was first translated into English in 1691. The fourth edition was significantly revisedby anonymous editorsto include a great deal of the very important editorial material from Jean Barbeyrac’s French editions. This was reproduced in the fifth edition from 1735 that is republished here. The English translation provides a fascinating insight into the transplantation of Pufendorf’s political theory from a German absolutist milieu to an English parliamentarian one. Samuel Pufendorf (16321694) was one of the most important figures in early-modern political thought. An exact contemporary of Locke and Spinoza, he transformed the natural law theories of Grotius and Hobbes, developed striking ideas of toleration and of the relationship between church and state, and wrote extensive political histories and analyses of the constitution of the German empire. Jean Barbeyrac (16741744) was a Huguenot refugee who taught natural law successively in Berlin, Lausanne, and Amsterdam, and edited and translated into French the major natural law works of Grotius, Pufendorf, and Cumberland. Andrew Tooke (16731732) was headmaster of Chaterhouse School and professor of geometry at Gresham College, London. 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. Knud Haakonssen is Professor of Intellectual History at the University of Sussex, England.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1729 edition. ...1. iii. t. 34. De jervitut. ii aqua. leg. 13. 1] Non uteitdo per rnodum, Instit. ubisupra. See Digest. 1. viii. t. 6. Q/emadmcdum servitutes amittttntur, leg. 10. J. I. Se 11. princ. 2' Rei mutatione interire ufumfruBum placet. Veluti usussruBus mibi ardium legatus est, tedes corruerunt vel exusta funs, fine dubioextinguitur. In this cafe the Ulufructuary hath neither right to the Materials nor Place where the House stood. Certijfimum efl nec area, nec cajnentorum 'isumfriiilum deberi, Digest, 1. vii. t. 4. leg. 5. 2. Sec also, leg. 8, 9, 10, 1 2, 23. Est enim jus in corporc, quosnblato, ii ipsum tolli necesjc est, Instit. 1. ii. t. 4. in princ. But this must be some particular Usufruct, for when we have an universal L'lufruct, (/'. e.) overall ihe Goods, the Enjoyment of the rest is preserved. Bonorum autem ufusrufitt lea'.o, are/c aedium incensarum usussruBus ft'.i poterit, quoniam qui bonorum suorum usumfruBum legat, nonsolum corum qua in specie sunt, s;d if substantive otnnis usumfruBum legare videtur, in Jubfhwtia autem bonorum etiam area eft, Digest. 1. vii. t. 1. De tifufruBu, iic. leg. 34. 2. Farther, the Interpreters ot the Roman Law fay; That to know whether the thine; of which we have the Usufruct be destroyed, v.e must consider whether the N.mie be changed. Sec Vinnius upon the Institutes, 1. ii. t. 4. s. 3. n. 5, 6. J6 Item finitur usussruBus, stDomiao proprietat'n ab uJufruBuario cedatur--vel tontrario, ft usufruBuarius proprietatem rei acquifierit, qua rei consolidatio appellatur, Instit. 1. ii. t. 4. . 3. G g g and and all other Services do properly denote a Right over somewhat that belongs to another. But when a Person useth his own Possession, and receives Advantages from it; this he does by virtue of his..

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The Political Writings of Samuel Pufendorf

Pufendorf: On the Duty of Man and Citizen according to Natural Law (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)

Pufendorf: On the Duty of Man and Citizen according to Natural Law (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)

Of the Nature and Qualification of Religion in Reference to Civil Society (Natural Law and Enlightenment Classics)

Of the Nature and Qualification of Religion in Reference to Civil Society (Natural Law and Enlightenment Classics)

The Divine Feudal Law: Or, Covenants with Mankind, Represented (Natural Law and Enlightenment Classics)

The Divine Feudal Law: Or, Covenants with Mankind, Represented (Natural Law and Enlightenment Classics)

The Whole Duty of Man, According to the Law of Nature (Natural Law and Enlightenment Classics)

The Whole Duty of Man, According to the Law of Nature (Natural Law and Enlightenment Classics)

OF THE LAW OF NATURE AND NATIONS VOL 1 CL (Natural Law Cloth)