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Natural Law Theories in the Early Enlightenment
T. J. Hochstrasser
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Description for Natural Law Theories in the Early Enlightenment
hardcover. This book explores natural law theories in the early Enlightenment from Grotius to Kant. Series Editor(s): Skinner, Quentin; Daston, Lorraine; Ross, Dorothy; Tully, James. Series: Ideas in Context. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFCX; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
This major addition to Ideas in Context examines the development of natural law theories in the early stages of the Enlightenment in Germany and France. T. J. Hochstrasser investigates the influence exercised by theories of natural law from Grotius to Kant, with a comparative analysis of the important intellectual innovations in ethics and political philosophy of the time. Hochstrasser includes the writings of Samuel Pufendorf and his followers who evolved a natural law theory based on human sociability and reason, fostering a new methodology in German philosophy. This book assesses the first histories of political thought since ancient times, giving ... Read more
This major addition to Ideas in Context examines the development of natural law theories in the early stages of the Enlightenment in Germany and France. T. J. Hochstrasser investigates the influence exercised by theories of natural law from Grotius to Kant, with a comparative analysis of the important intellectual innovations in ethics and political philosophy of the time. Hochstrasser includes the writings of Samuel Pufendorf and his followers who evolved a natural law theory based on human sociability and reason, fostering a new methodology in German philosophy. This book assesses the first histories of political thought since ancient times, giving ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Ideas in Context
Number of Pages
268
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521661935
SKU
KSG0034509
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Reviews for Natural Law Theories in the Early Enlightenment
'Hochstrasser's Natural Law in the Early Enlightenment, with its splendid chapter on 'Leibniz and Pufendorf', is especially to be welcomed - not least as a heartening sigh that Leibniz's practical philosophy is slowly coming to be viewed as canonical even in the Anglophone world.' Oxford Academic Journals