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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
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quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
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quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
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original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
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used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
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quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
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Grotius' "The Truth of the Christian Religion" was first published
in Leiden in 1627 in Latin. Written in a plain and direct language
for his countrymen, this short work aimed to show those who would
encounter pagans, Muslims, and Jews that the Christian religion was
the true revealed religion. In addition to 'fortifying' the beliefs
of his fellow Christians, the treatise intended to convince
non-Christians of 'the reasonableness of believing and embracing
the Christian Religion above any other'. Editor Maria Rosa
Antognazza suggests that 'Grotius claimed the superiority of
Christian doctrine and morality and their perfect conformity with
the teaching of the most enlightened reason, and at the same time
he advocated tolerance for all positive religions...Grotius
rejected the use of any kind of violence, proclaiming that 'the
weapons appointed for the soldiers of Christ are ...proper to the
Spirit.' Moreover, in an era of bloody and violent confrontations
amongst the different Christian confessions, Grotius raised a
forceful appeal 'to mutual agreement'. All Christians should
remember that they 'were baptised into the same Name', that of
Jesus Christ, and that 'therefore there ought to be no Sects or
Divisions amongst them'.
The freedom of the seas -- meaning both the oceans of the world and
coastal waters -- has been among the most contentious issues in
international law for the past four hundred years. The most
influential argument in favour of freedom of navigation, trade, and
fishing was that put forth by the Dutch theorist Hugo Grotius in
his 1609 Mare Liberum'. The Free Sea' was originally published in
order to buttress Dutch claims of access to the lucrative markets
of the East Indies. It had been composed as the twelfth chapter of
a larger work, De Jure Praedae' (On the Law of Prize and Booty'),
which Grotius had written to defend the Dutch East India Company's
capture in 1603 of a rich Portuguese merchant ship in the Straits
of Singapore. This new edition publishes the only translation of
Grotius's masterpiece undertaken in his own lifetime -- a work left
in manuscript by the English historian and promoter of overseas
exploration Richard Hakluyt (1552-1616). This volume also contains
William Welwod's critque of Grotius (reprinted for the first time
since the seventeenth century) and Grotius's reply to Welwod. Taken
together, these documents provide an indispensable introduction to
modern ideas of sovereignty and property as they emerged from the
early-modern tradition of natural law.
The history of "Commentary on the Law of Prize and Booty "is
complex. When Grotiuss personal papers were auctioned in The Hague
in 1864, Dutch scholars discovered that his famous Mare Liberum was
just one chapter in a manuscript of 163 folios, written in
justification of Jacob van Heemskercks capture of the Santa
Catarina, a Portuguese merchantman, in the Straits of Singapore in
February 1603. A prominent Dutch historian of the nineteenth
century, Robert Fruin, persuaded the classical scholar H. G.
Hamaker to transcribe and publish it, and the Latin text was issued
in 1868. This Liberty Fund edition is based on the one prepared by
Gwladys L. Williams and Walter H. Zeydel for the Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace. It combines a revised text and new
material, making it a highly attractive edition of a work that is
difficult to obtain.
The history of Commentary on the Law of Prize and Booty is complex.
When Grotius's personal papers were auctioned in The Hague in 1864,
Dutch scholars discovered that his famous Mare Liberum was just one
chapter in a manuscript of 163 folios, written in justification of
Jacob van Heemskerck's capture of the Santa Catarina, a Portuguese
merchantman, in the Straits of Singapore in February 1603. A
prominent Dutch historian of the nineteenth century, Robert Fruin,
persuaded the classical scholar H. G. Hamaker to transcribe and
publish it, and the Latin text was issued in 1868. This Liberty
Fund edition is based on the one prepared by Gwladys L. Williams
and Walter H. Zeydel for the Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace. It combines a revised text and new material, making it a
highly attractive edition of a work that is difficult to obtain.
The hardback edition is also availble: 0865974748, GBP13.95.
Grotius's "The Truth of the Christian Religion" was first published
in Leiden in 1627 in Latin. Written in a plain and direct language
for his countrymen, this short work aimed to show those who would
encounter pagans, Muslims, and Jews that the Christian religion was
the true revealed religion. In addition to "fortifying" the beliefs
of his fellow Christians, the treatise intended to convince
non-Christians of "the reasonableness of believing and embracing
the Christian Religion above any other."
Editor Maria Rosa Antognazza suggests that "Grotius claimed the
superiority of Christian doctrine and morality and their perfect
conformity with the teaching of the most enlightened reason, and at
the same time he advocated tolerance for all positive religions. .
. . Grotius rejected the use of any kind of violence, proclaiming
that 'the weapons appointed for the soldiers of Christ are . . .
proper to the Spirit.'. . . Moreover, in an era of bloody and
violent confrontations amongst the different Christian confessions,
Grotius raised a forceful appeal 'to mutual agreement.' All
Christians should remember that they 'were baptized into the same
Name, ' that of Jesus Christ, and that 'therefore there ought to be
no Sects or Divisions amongst them.' "
Hugo Grotius is one of the most important thinkers in the
early-modern period. A great humanistic polymath--lawyer and legal
theorist, diplomat and political philosopher, ecumenical activist
and theologian--his work was seminal for modern natural law and
influenced the moral, political, legal, and theological thought of
the Enlightenment, from Hobbes, Pufendorf, and Locke to Rousseau
and Kant, as well as America's Founding leaders. Jean Le Clerc
(1657-1736), a Genevan by birth, was a philosophical and
theological scholar and, through his editorship of leading
journals, a key figure in the republic of letters.Maria Rosa
Antognazza is a Lecturer in the Department of Theology and
Religious Studies, King's College London.John Clarke (bap. 1687, d.
1734) was a schoolmaster at Hull, an educational reformer, and a
translator.Knud Haakonssen is Professor of Intellectual History and
Director of the Centre for Intellectual History at the University
of Sussex, England.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1819 Edition.
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