• Volume
• 1. The photographic reproduction of the edition of
• 1688
• volume
• 2. The translation of the edition of
• 1688 / by C.H. and W.A Oldfather.

• ""Samuel Pufendorf, The Present State of Germany ""; ""Front Matter ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Details ""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""Introduction, p. ix ""; ""A Note on the Text, p. xxix ""; ""Acknowledgments, p. xxxv ""; ""Pufendorf's Preface to the First Edition of
• 1667 ""; ""Preface to the Second Edition (1706), p.
• 9 ""; ""To the Reader, p.
• 15 ""; ""The Contents, p.
• 17 ""; ""
• Chapter I. Of the Origene of the German Empire, p.
• 25 ""; ""
• Chapter II. Of the Members of which the present German Empire is composed, p.
• 49 ""; ""
• Chapter III. Of the Origene of the States of the Empire.

• And by what Degrees they arrived to that Power they now have, p.
• 80 """"
• Chapter IV. Of the Head of the German Empire, the Emperor, and of the Election and the Electors, p.
• 96 ""; ""
• Chapter V. Of the Power of the Emperor, as it now stands limited by Treaties; and the Laws and Customs of the Empire; and the Rights of the States of Germany, p.
• 111 ""; ""
• Chapter VI. Of the Form of the German Empire, p.
• 159 ""; ""
• Chapter VII. Of the Strength and Diseases of the German Empire, p.
• 179 ""; ""
• Chapter VIII. Of the German State-Interest, p.
• 210 ""; ""Bibliography, p.
• 249 ""; ""Index, p.
• 259 ""

"The Present State of Germany, one of Samuel Pufendorf's earliest and most important works, was first published in 1667 under the pseudonym Severinus de Monzambano. Its blunt, colorful, and unapologetic challenge to mainstream German constitutional law made it enormously controversial as soon as it appeared, and its author was both vilified and exalted in the acrimonious debate that followed. It became one of the most reprinted books of the late seventeenth century.
The work begins by describing the historical origins, specific institutions, and concrete workings of the German empire. It then relates these to the constitutional structure of Germany and the traditional forms of government. Here Pufendorf emphasizes sovereignty as the defining characteristic of a state and distinguishes regular from irregular states in terms of whether sovereignty is unified and effective or not, with Germany falling into the latter group. The final chapters discuss possible remedies for the empire's maladies and address the problem of religious diversity and the political significance of particular confessions."--Jacket.

Based on his theory of natural law, Pufendorf denounces the Revocation [of the Edict of Nantes in 1685] as an illegitimate and tyrannical act and advocates toleration. 'The Divine Feudal Law' can be seen as a complement to the treatise on toleration . Pufendorf attempts to demonstrate in 'The Divine Feudal Law' that union of Lutherans and Calvinists is possible on the basis of a theological system containing the fundamental articles necessary for salvation. In contrast, reconciliation between Protestants and Catholics is declared to be impossible. Simone Zurburchen in the Introduction. Originally published posthumously 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 both, Pufendorf examines how to secure the peaceful coexistence of different confessions in a state. Features an introduction, selected bibliography, notes and index.
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• Observationes super librum de J.N. & G. Pufendorfii ex ipsius auctoris ore in collegio privato = Annotations on the book On the law of nature and nations by Pufendorf, taken down from the mouth of the author himself in a private collegium
• Observationes in libellum Sam : Pufendorfii de officio hominis et civis ex Publicis lectionibus ipsius auctoris = Annotations on the book On the duty of man and citizen from the public lectures by the author himself.

"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, An Introduction to the History of the Principal Kingdoms and States of Europe ""; ""Front Matter ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Details ""; ""Table of Contents, p. vii ""; ""Editor's Introduction, p. ix ""; ""A Note on the Text, p. xli ""; ""Acknowledgments, p. xlvii ""; ""An Introduction to the History of the Principal Kingdoms and States of Europe ""; ""To His Excellency, p.
• 3 ""; ""The Preface to the Reader, p.
• 5 ""; ""List of Chapters, p.
• 11 ""; ""Chapter 1, p.
• 13 ""; ""Chapter 2, p.
• 41 ""; ""Chapter 3, p.
• 97 ""; ""Chapter 4, p.
• 115 ""; ""Chapter 5, p.
• 191 ""

• ""Chapter 6, p.
• 273 """"Chapter 7, p.
• 313 ""; ""Chapter 8, p.
• 323 ""; ""Chapter 9, p.
• 259 ""; ""Chapter 10, p.
• 377 ""; ""Chapter 11, p.
• 407 ""; ""Chapter 12, p.
• 415 ""; ""Chapter 13, p.
• 525 ""; ""
• Appendix I, A Brief Publication History of the Introduction and Its Descendants, p.
• 603 ""; ""Appendix 2, A List of Early Modern Editions and Translations, p.
• 615 ""; ""Appendix 3, Editions and Translations: Specific Publication Dates (Chart I), p.
• 629 ""; ""Appendix 4, Editions and Translations: Temporal Overview (Chart 2), p.
• 635 ""; ""Bibliography, p.
• 641 ""; ""The Table, p.
• 661 ""

"In The Whole Duty of Man (1691), first published in Latin in 1673 as De officio hominis et civis, Pufendorf elaborates his conception of ethics, which separates civil duties from religious hopes. Unlike many Christian political theologians of the seventeenth century, Pufendorf refused to ground his natural law ethics in the ideal of human perfection or holiness; rather, he grounded them in the need for sociability, which he regarded as simply a means to an end - that is, human self-preservation and civil peace. Like Grotius and Hobbes, Pufendorf was responding to the religious wars that wracked early modern Europe by constructing a version of natural law capable of defending the civil state against the religious and moral delegitimation wielded by international Catholicism and Protestant zealots."--BOOK JACKET.

• ""Samuel Pufendorf, The Whole Duty of Man ""; ""Front Matter ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Details ""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""Introduction, p. ix ""; ""Pufendorf's Whole Duty of Man ""; ""To the Reader, p.
• 7 ""; ""Table of Contents, p.
• 11 ""; ""The Author's Preface, p.
• 15 ""; ""Book I ""; ""Chap.
• 1. Of the Rule of Human Actions, or of Laws in general, p.
• 27 ""; ""Chap.
• 2. Of the Rule of Human Actions, or of Laws in general, p.
• 42 ""; ""Chap.
• 3. Of the Laws of Nature, p.
• 52 ""; ""Chap.
• 4. Of the Duty of Man towards God, or concerning Natural Religion, p.
• 60 ""

• ""Chap.
• 5. Of the Duty of a Man towards Himself, p.
• 69 """"Chap.
• 6. Of the Duty of one Man to another, and first of doing no Injury to any Man, p.
• 94 ""; ""Chap.
• 7. The Natural Equality of Men to be acknowledged, p.
• 100 ""; ""Chap.
• 8. Of the mutual Duties of Humanity, p.
• 104 ""; ""Chap.
• 9. The Duty of Men in making Contracts, p.
• 108 ""; ""Chap.
• 10. The Duty of Men in Discourse, p.
• 119 ""; ""Chap.
• 11. The Duty of those that take an Oath, p.
• 123 ""; ""Chap.
• 12. Duties to be observ'd in acquiring Possession of Things, p.
• 128 ""

• ""Chap.
• 13. The Duties which naturally result from Man's Property in Things, p.
• 137 """"Chap.
• 14. Of the Price and Value of Things, p.
• 140 ""; ""Chap.
• 15. Of those Contracts in which the Value of Things is presupposed, and of the Duties thence arising, p.
• 145 ""; ""Chap.
• 16. The several methods by which the Oblications arising from Contracts are dissolved, p.
• 156 ""; ""Chap.
• 17. Of Meaning or Interpretation, p.
• 159 ""; ""Book II ""; ""Chap.
• 1. Of the natural State of Men, p.
• 166 ""; ""Chap.
• 2. Of the Duties of the married State, p.
• 174 ""; ""Chap.
• 3. Duty of Parents and Children, p.
• 179 ""

• ""Chap.
• 4. The Duties of Masters and Servants, p.
• 184 """"Chap.
• 5. The Impulsive Cause of Constituting Communities, p.
• 187 ""; ""Chap.
• 6. Of the Internal Frame and Constitution of any State or Government, p.
• 192 ""; ""Chap.
• 7. Of the several Parts of Government, p.
• 198 ""; ""Chap.
• 8. Of the several Forms of Government, p.
• 203 ""; ""Chap.
• 9. The Qualifications of Civil Government, p.
• 208 ""; ""Chap.
• 10. How Government, especially Monarchical, is acquired, p.
• 210 ""; ""Chap.
• 11. The Duty of supreme Governeours, p.
• 214 ""; ""Chap.
• 12. Of the special Laws of a Community, p.
• 221 ""

• ""Chap.
• 13. Of the Power of Life and Death, p.
• 225 """"Chap.
• 14. Of Reputation, p.
• 232 ""; ""Chap.
• 15. Of the Power of Gov ernours over the Goods of their Subjects, p.
• 236 ""; ""Chap.
• 16. Of War and Peace, p.
• 238 ""; ""Chap.
• 17. Of Alliances, p.
• 245 ""; ""Chap.
• 18. The Duty of Subjects, p.
• 247 ""; ""Index, p.
• 251 ""; ""The Judgment of an Anonymous Writer on the Original of this Abridgment, p.
• 267 ""; ""Discourse on What is Permitted by the Laws, p.
• 307 ""; ""Discourse on the Benefits Conferred by the Laws, p.
• 331 ""; ""Index, p.
• 361 ""

"In The Whole Duty of Man (1691), first published in Latin in 1673 as De officio hominis et civis, Pufendorf elaborates his conception of ethics, which separates civil duties from religious hopes. Unlike many Christian political theologians of the seventeenth century, Pufendorf refused to ground his natural law ethics in the ideal of human perfection or holiness; rather, he grounded them in the need for sociability, which he regarded as simply a means to an end - that is, human self-preservation and civil peace. Like Grotius and Hobbes, Pufendorf was responding to the religious wars that wracked early modern Europe by constructing a version of natural law capable of defending the civil state against the religious and moral delegitimation wielded by international Catholicism and Protestant zealots."--Jacket.

• Bd.
• 1. Briefwechsel / herausgegeben von Detlef Döring
• Bd.
• 2. De officio / herausgegeben von Gerald Hartung
• Bd.
• 3. Elementa jurisprudentiae universalis / herausgegeben von Thomas Behme
• Bd.
• 4. De jure naturae et gentium / herausgegeben von Frank Böhling (3 v.)
• Bd.
• 5. Eris Scandica und andere polemische Schriften über das Naturrecht / herausgegeben von Fiammetta Palladini
• Bd.
• 6. De habitu religionis ad vitam civilem / herausgegeben von Wilhelm Schmidt-Biggemann
• Bd.
• 9. Jus feciale divinum / herausgegeben von Detlef Döring.

The seventeenth-century philosopher Samuel Pufendorf was one of the most widely read natural lawyers of the pre-Kantian era. This volume presents the basic arguments and fundamental themes of his political and moral thought. Selections from the texts of Pufendorf's two major works, Elements of Universal Jurisprudence and The Law of Nature and Nations, have been brought together to make Pufendorf's moral and political thought more accessible. The selections appear here in a new English translation which far exceeds what is currently available. The translator has constructed a rendering of the Latin that is sophisticated but clear, and the volume has been prepared with an emphasis on continuity and readability. The editor has included a substantive introduction intended to acquaint readers with Pufendorf and his political thought and to indicate why his work has relevance for contemporary political discourse.
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The seventeenth-century philosopher Samuel Pufendorf was one of the most widely read natural lawyers of the pre-Kantian era. This volume presents the basic arguments and fundamental themes of his political and moral thought. Selections from the texts of Pufendorf's two major works, Elements of Universal Jurisprudence and The Law of Nature and Nations, have been brought together to make Pufendorf's moral and political thought more accessible. The selections appear here in a new English translation which far exceeds what is currently available. The translator has constructed a rendering of the Latin that is sophisticated but clear, and the volume has been prepared with an emphasis on continuity and readability. The editor has included a substantive introduction intended to acquaint readers with Pufendorf and his political thought and to indicate why his work has relevance for contemporary political discourse.
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The seventeenth-century philosopher Samuel Pufendorf was one of the most widely read natural lawyers of the pre-Kantian era. This volume presents the basic arguments and fundamental themes of his political and moral thought. Selections from the texts of Pufendorf's two major works, Elements of Universal Jurisprudence and The Law of Nature and Nations, have been brought together to make Pufendorf's moral and political thought more accessible. The selections appear here in a new English translation which far exceeds what is currently available. The translator has constructed a rendering of the Latin that is sophisticated but clear, and the volume has been prepared with an emphasis on continuity and readability. The editor has included a substantive introduction intended to acquaint readers with Pufendorf and his political thought and to indicate why his work has relevance for contemporary political discourse.
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The seventeenth-century philosopher Samuel Pufendorf was one of the most widely read natural lawyers of the pre-Kantian era. This volume presents the basic arguments and fundamental themes of his political and moral thought. Selections from the texts of Pufendorf's two major works, Elements of Universal Jurisprudence and The Law of Nature and Nations, have been brought together to make Pufendorf's moral and political thought more accessible. The selections appear here in a new English translation which far exceeds what is currently available. The translator has constructed a rendering of the Latin that is sophisticated but clear, and the volume has been prepared with an emphasis on continuity and readability. The editor has included a substantive introduction intended to acquaint readers with Pufendorf and his political thought and to indicate why his work has relevance for contemporary political discourse.
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• Main works by Pufendorf and abbreviations-- Chronology of Pufendorf's life and publications-- Editor's introduction-- Bibliography-- Bibliographical note-- Translator's note-- On the Duty of Man and Citizen According to Natural Law-- Index.
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On the Duty of Man and Citizen (1673) is Pufendorf's succinct and condensed presentation of the natural law political theory he developed in his monumental classic On the Law of Nature and Nations (1672). His theory was the most influential natural law philosophy of the seventeenth- and eighteenth-centuries. He advanced a compelling reply to Grotius and Hobbes, and in doing so, set the intellectual problems for theorists such as Locke, Hutcheson, Hume, Rousseau, and Smith. In the aftermath of the Thirty Years' War, Pufendorf sets forth a classic justification of the early modern enlightened state and of the proper relations of moral and political subjection to it. This lucid and historically sensitive translation by Michael Silverthorne, (a classicist and a specialist in Roman Law and early modern political thought) is the first since the early twentieth century. James Tully's introduction sets the text in its seventeenth-century context, summarises the main arguments, surveys recent literature on Pufendorf, and shows how Pufendorf transformed natural law theory into an independent discipline of juristic political philosophy which dominated reflection on politics until Kant.
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The text presents the 1678 Latin edition and English translation of Samuel Pufendorf's work "On the Natural State of Man" together with notes and an introduction by the translator, Michael Seidler.
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