Diritto Naturale e Classici dell'IlluminismoSerie
Questa serie approfondisce i testi fondamentali del pensiero illuminista, esplorando opere che hanno plasmato il discorso politico e filosofico moderno. Esamina scritti chiave che hanno promosso la ragione, i diritti individuali e il concetto di contratto sociale. I lettori otterranno profonde intuizioni sulle idee che hanno alimentato le rivoluzioni e posto le basi per le democrazie occidentali. Questa raccolta è essenziale per comprendere le fondamenta intellettuali della società contemporanea.
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An Introduction to the History of the Principal Kingdoms and States of Europe
- 768pagine
- 27 ore di lettura
Observations Upon Liberal Education, in All Its Branches
- 442pagine
- 16 ore di lettura
The book presents a vision for a society composed of free, virtuous, and educated individuals, reflecting a deep desire for intellectual liberty. Its impact extended beyond Scotland, influencing prominent figures like Benjamin Franklin, who drew from Turnbull's insights. This edition marks the first modern publication of the work, highlighting its enduring relevance in discussions of liberal education and its foundational role in shaping educated citizenship.
Constitution of England
- 369pagine
- 13 ore di lettura
In the vein of Charles Louis Montesquieu’s Spirit of the Laws (1748) and William Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765–1769), De Lolme’s account of the English system of government exercised an extensive influence on political debate in Britain, on constitutional design in the United States during the Founding era, and on the growth of liberal political thought throughout the nineteenth century.David Lieberman is Jefferson E. Peyser Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley.Please note: This title is available as an ebook for purchase on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iTunes.
Institutes of Divine Jurisprudence, with Selections from Foundations of the Law of Nature and Nations
- 690pagine
- 25 ore di lettura
Exploring the origins of the Enlightenment in Germany, Christian Thomasius's work distinguishes between natural and revealed law, asserting that human reason can grasp natural law independently of Scripture. His 1688 publication, Institutes of Divine Jurisprudence, critiques orthodox Lutheran interpretations of this distinction. This volume also includes key selections from his 1705 Foundations of the Law of Nature and Nations, which revises his earlier theories, offering a comprehensive English presentation of Thomasius's influential ideas on law, governance, and theology.
The Law of Nations Treated According to the Scientific Method
- 840pagine
- 30 ore di lettura
Christian Wolff's natural law theory was founded on his rationalist philosophy and metaphysics, which were strongly influenced by the philosophy of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Like Leibniz, Wolff was convinced that justice and morality were based on universally valid principles of reason and that these principles were accessible to human understanding without the aid of religious revelation. Wolff did not therefore follow the voluntarist tradition of natural law, which was characteristic of Germany's two other famous natural jurists of the early Enlightenment--Samuel Pufendorf and Christian Thomasius. The laws of nature, Wolff argued, were not just because God had willed them; rather, God had willed them because they were just. According to Wolff, this natural law was the foundation of the law of nations. Wolff's work considered central issues such as the duties of nations toward themselves and other nations, the laws of war and peace, and the laws governing the treatment of diplomatic representatives. With the Liberty Fund edition, Wolff's work, heretofore relatively unknown to the English-speaking world, will again become available to scholars and students alike.
In this new, dual-language edition, Hutcheson’s Latin Philosophiae Moralis Institutio Compendiaria is presented on facing pages with its English translation, A Short Introduction to Moral Philosophy, together with all the relevant alterations of the 1745 edition relating to the 1742 edition of the Institutio, including all the omissions and additions by the translator in the Short Introduction.Francis Hutcheson (1694–1746) was educated at the University of Glasgow, where he assumed the chair of moral philosophy in 1729.Luigi Turco is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Bologna.Please note: This title is available as an ebook for purchase on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iTunes.
Francis Hutchesons 1725 erschienener Inquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue besteht aus zwei Teilen, von denen das Vorwort und die zweite Abhandlung „Concerning Moral Good and Evil“, neben einer ausführlichen Einleitung des Herausgebers, in diesem Band enthalten sind. Vier zentrale Problembereiche werden behandelt: 1. die Frage nach dem Prinzip des moralischen Handelns, 2. die Frage nach dem Ursprung unserer moralischen Begriffe, 3. das Problem der obersten Maxime des moralischen Handelns und Urteilens und 4. die Konsequenzen dieser Auffassung für die politische Ordnung der Gesellschaft. Die Neuübersetzung basiert auf der zweiten Auflage von 1726 und verzeichnet die Varianten der ersten vier Auflagen.
Philosophiae Moralis Institutio Compendiaria
- 312pagine
- 11 ore di lettura
"Francis Hutcheson was one of the most important figures in the Scottish Enlightenment. He influenced not only leading thinkers, such as David Hume, Adam Smith, and Thomas Reid, but also a wider circle of intellectuals in England, Europe, and America." "Hutcheson viewed philosophy as a practical matter, not merely a theoretical exercise, and in his Philosophiae Moralis Instituto Compendiaria, we have his arguments for how to live a virtuous, useful, engaged life based on belief in the benevolence of God, the harmony of the universe, and the sociable dispositions of human beings. The aim was to provide a text for university students, putting forward Hutcheson's optimistic view of human nature and its relationship to the Divinity, as well as providing students with the knowledge of natural and civil law required by the university curriculum." "In this Liberty Fund edition, the Latin text of 1745, Philosophiae Moralis Instituto Compendiaria, is printed facing its 1747 English translation, A Short Introduction to Moral Philosophy. Passages left untranslated in the 1747 edition have been rendered into English for the first time, and the anonymous translator's interpolations have been identified. Luigi Turco's introduction and extensive annotations provide context, references, and, where needed, clarification for the modern reader."--Jacket
Introduction to the History of the Principal Kingdoms & States of Europe
- 768pagine
- 27 ore di lettura
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
The Present State of Germany
- 273pagine
- 10 ore di lettura
"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.
Inquiry into the Original of Our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue, In Two Treatises
- 332pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
As a facsimile reprint of an original antiquarian work, this book offers a glimpse into its historical significance while preserving its unique imperfections, such as marks and marginalia. The commitment to making this culturally important text accessible reflects a dedication to literature preservation. Readers can appreciate the authenticity and character of the original pages in this high-quality modern edition, ensuring that the work remains available for future generations.
Francis Hutcheson's first book, "An Inquiry into the Original of Our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue, " was published in 1725, when its author was only thirty-one, and went through four editions during his lifetime. This seminal text of the Scottish Enlightenment is now available for the first time in a variorum edition based on the 1726 edition. The "Inquiry" was written as a critical response to the work of Bernard Mandeville and as a defense of the ideas of Anthony Ashley Cooper, Lord Shaftesbury. It consists of two treatises exploring our aesthetic and our moral abilities. Francis Hutcheson was a crucial link between the continental European natural law tradition and the emerging Scottish Enlightenment. Hence, he is a pivotal figure in the Natural Law and Enlightenment Classics series. A contemporary of Lord Kames and George Turnbull, an acquaintance of David Hume, and the teacher of Adam Smith, Hutcheson was arguably the leading figure in making Scotland distinctive within the general European Enlightenment. Wolfgang Leidhold is Professor of Political Science at the University of Cologne. Knud Haakonssen is Professor of Intellectual History and Director of the Centre for Intellectual History at the University of Sussex, England.
Logic, Metaphysics, and the Natural Sociability of Mankind
- 265pagine
- 10 ore di lettura
This English translation makes Hutcheson's influential works on logic and metaphysics accessible to a wider audience, previously limited to Latin readers. His texts from the 18th century, which cover essential topics like ontology and the science of the soul, are foundational for understanding his moral and political philosophy. The accompanying introduction and notes enrich the reader's comprehension by contextualizing Hutcheson's teachings in Dublin and Glasgow, highlighting the significance of his contributions to philosophical education during his lifetime.
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.
The Constitution of England
- 396pagine
- 14 ore di lettura
Examining the English system of government, this work draws parallels to Montesquieu and Blackstone, highlighting its significant impact on political discussions in Britain and the constitutional framework of the United States during its Founding era. It also played a crucial role in shaping liberal political thought throughout the nineteenth century, making it a vital contribution to the understanding of governance and constitutionalism.
Of the Nature and Qualification of Religion in Reference to Civil Society
- 178pagine
- 7 ore di lettura
Exploring the themes of toleration and the separation of politics and religion, this work emerges in response to the 1685 revocation of the Edict of Nantes. Pufendorf, a key figure in modern natural law, argues against the sovereign's authority to dictate the religion of subjects, emphasizing that state and religion serve distinct purposes. The book is enriched with an introduction, selected bibliography, notes, and an index, providing a comprehensive understanding of its historical context and philosophical implications.