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A Latin treatise on the nature of civil society and the duties of citizens, authored by Samuel Pufendorf and edited by Joannes Franciscus Buddeus.

This classic text provides a comprehensive overview of European history from ancient times to the 18th century. Originally published in the 17th century, the book was continued by subsequent authors until the 19th century. It covers the major political events and cultural trends of the period, with an emphasis on the role of individual leaders and thinkers. This edition, improved by Joseph Sayer, remains a valuable historical resource for students and scholars of European history.

This book is a treatise on natural law and the duties of individuals as citizens. It is written in Latin and consists of two main parts: the first provides an overview of natural law theory and its application to human society, while the second discusses the specific duties and obligations of citizens. The book has been influential in the development of political philosophy and is an important work for anyone interested in the history of political thought.

Un trattato sulle ideologie politiche e sociali dell'epoca scritto dai giuristi Arnold Pagenstecher e Samuel von Pufendorf. Questo saggio discute l'etica e le responsabilità dei cittadini e del governo secondo la legge naturale. È un testo importante per comprendere l'evoluzione della filosofia politica moderna in Europa.

Culturally significant, this reproduction maintains fidelity to the original artifact, preserving its historical context. Readers will encounter original copyright references and library stamps, reflecting its importance in the knowledge base of civilization. This work serves as a valuable resource for understanding the legacy of literature and scholarship.

"This is an edition of two manuscripts with notes taken during Samuel Pufendorf's teaching at the University of Lund in the early 1670s. The shorter manuscript consists of annotations from lectures on De jure naturae et gentium, the lengthier renders notes taken during lectures on De officio hominis et civis. The texts show Pufendorf's doctrine at the pedagogic level, as it was presented to students immediately after his books were published. The effect of that is that natural law is imbedded in religion; Biblical references are numerous compared to in the printed books. Still, many comments reflect Pufendorf's conflict with local adversaries in Lund and with Lutheran theologians in Germany. The main message, however, is that natural law, i.e. Pufendorf, should replace Aristotle as foundation for the teaching of moral philosophy"--Title page verso.

Samuel Pufendorf was a pivotal figure in the early German Enlightenment. His version of voluntarist natural law theory had a major influence both on the European continent and elsewhere in the English-speaking world, particularly Scotland and America. Pufendorf's An Introduction to the History of the Principal Kingdoms and States of Europe (1682) became one of his most famous and widely reprinted works. It went through multiple editions during the eighteenth century, but its impact has largely been forgotten. Pufendorf's histories exhibited the core notions of his natural law theory by describing the development and current, reciprocal relations of individual states as collective social agents engaged in securing their own and, thus, their members' interests, including self-preservation. Hence, they essentially functioned as vehicles for philosophical demonstration or justification. Moreover, by emphasizing empirical details and legitimating (in principle) a de facto politics of interest, the histories appealed strongly to the emerging nation-states of early modern Europe, which sought ratification of their external and internal actions, policies, and pedagogies. Pufendorf based his accounts on each country's own historians and took care to describe its position from its own current and historical perspectives. It was an appealing approach to political history, judging from the long and diverse publishing record of the work. This book will be of interest to anyone concerned with the history of international law and the development of historiography during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. It makes available to contemporary scholars and students a carefully edited, helpfully annotated, and historically situated English version of one of Pufendorf's most popular and influential works.-- Provided by Publisher

This was Pufendorf's first work, published in 1660. Its appearance effectively inaugurated the modern natural-law movement in the German-speaking world. The work also established Pufendorf as a key figure and laid the foundations for his major works, which were to sweep across Europe and North America. Pufendorf rejected the concept of natural rights as liberties and the suggestion that political government is justified by its protection of such rights, arguing instead for a principled limit to the state's role in human life.