De Officio Hominis Et Civis Juxta Legem Naturalem Libri Duo, Volume I: The Latin Edition of 1682
"Any man must, inasmuch as he can, cultivate and maintain toward others a peaceable sociality that is consistent with the native character and end of humankind in general." -Samuel von Pufendorf, The Two Books on the Duty of Man and Citizen According to the Natural Law (1927) De Officio Hominis Et Civis Juxta Legem Naturalem Libri Duo, Volume I (1927), originally published in 1673, is a replica of the 1927 edition with the original Latin text. Also available from Cosimo Classics are Volume II, which contains the English translation by Frank Gardner Moore, and a comprehensive two-volume edition in Latin and English. This book combines the theories of Grotius and Hobbes into the author's own idea that the natural state of man is at peace not war. This and other foundational concepts of international law are presented in this classic for legal scholars and those intrigued by the history of law.
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De Officio Hominis Et Civis Juxta Legem Naturalem Libri Duo, Volume I: The Latin Edition of 1682
"Any man must, inasmuch as he can, cultivate and maintain toward others a peaceable sociality that is consistent with the native character and end of humankind in general." -Samuel von Pufendorf, The Two Books on the Duty of Man and Citizen According to the Natural Law (1927) De Officio Hominis Et Civis Juxta Legem Naturalem Libri Duo, Volume I (1927), originally published in 1673, is a replica of the 1927 edition with the original Latin text. Also available from Cosimo Classics are Volume II, which contains the English translation by Frank Gardner Moore, and a comprehensive two-volume edition in Latin and English. This book combines the theories of Grotius and Hobbes into the author's own idea that the natural state of man is at peace not war. This and other foundational concepts of international law are presented in this classic for legal scholars and those intrigued by the history of law.
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De Officio Hominis Et Civis Juxta Legem Naturalem Libri Duo, Volume I: The Latin Edition of 1682

De Officio Hominis Et Civis Juxta Legem Naturalem Libri Duo, Volume I: The Latin Edition of 1682

by Samuel Von Pufendorf
De Officio Hominis Et Civis Juxta Legem Naturalem Libri Duo, Volume I: The Latin Edition of 1682

De Officio Hominis Et Civis Juxta Legem Naturalem Libri Duo, Volume I: The Latin Edition of 1682

by Samuel Von Pufendorf

Overview

"Any man must, inasmuch as he can, cultivate and maintain toward others a peaceable sociality that is consistent with the native character and end of humankind in general." -Samuel von Pufendorf, The Two Books on the Duty of Man and Citizen According to the Natural Law (1927) De Officio Hominis Et Civis Juxta Legem Naturalem Libri Duo, Volume I (1927), originally published in 1673, is a replica of the 1927 edition with the original Latin text. Also available from Cosimo Classics are Volume II, which contains the English translation by Frank Gardner Moore, and a comprehensive two-volume edition in Latin and English. This book combines the theories of Grotius and Hobbes into the author's own idea that the natural state of man is at peace not war. This and other foundational concepts of international law are presented in this classic for legal scholars and those intrigued by the history of law.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798891351110
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
Publication date: 04/10/1905
Pages: 216
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.49(d)
Language: Latin

About the Author

SAMUEL VON PUFENDORF (1632-1694) was a German jurist and political philosopher who studied law at the University of Leipzig. In 1660 he published Elementa Jurisprudentiae Universalis, which synthesized the ideas of Grotius and Hobbes, melding the law of nations and nature. His influence was profound and guided the great philosophers Blackstone and Montesquieu.
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