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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458510103321

Autore

Pufendorf Samuel, Freiherr von, <1632-1694.>

Titolo

The political writings of Samuel Pufendorf [[electronic resource] /] / Samuel Pufendorf ; edited by Craig L. Carr ; translated by Michael J. Seidler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1994

ISBN

1-280-52519-3

0-19-536222-5

1-4237-6434-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CarrCraig L. <1948->

Disciplina

340/.112

Soggetti

Natural law

Political science - Philosophy

State, The

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translated from Latin.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-271) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Editor's Introduction; Translator's Introduction; Elements of Universal Jurisprudence in Two Books; Preface; BOOK I; BOOK II; On the Law of Nature and of Nations in Eight Books; [Preface to the First Edition]; BOOK I; BOOK II; BOOK III; BOOK IV; BOOK V; BOOK VI; BOOK VII; BOOK VIII; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; C; E; G; L; M; N; P; R; S; V; W

Sommario/riassunto

This work presents the basic arguments and fundamental themes of the political and moral thought of the 17th-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 have been included.