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Samuel Pufendorf was a pivotal figure in the early German
Enlightenment and, along with Grotius, the great renewer of natural
law theory. His version of voluntarist natural law theory had a
major influence both on the European continent and in the
English-speaking world, particularly Scotland and America. "An
Introduction to the History of the Principal Kingdoms and States of
Europe" was first translated in 1695 but has been rare in English
since the late eighteenth century.Pufendorf's histories exhibit the
core notions of his natural law theory by recounting 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,
his histories essentially functioned as vehicles for philosophical
demonstration or justification. Moreover, by emphasizing empirical
details and legitimating (in principle) the de facto politics of
interest, these histories appealed strongly to the emerging
nation-states of early modern Europe, which sought ratification of
their external and internal actions, policies, and pedagogies. He
based his account on the respective country's own historians and
took care to describe its position from its own current and
historical perspectives. It was a novel and appealing approach to
political history, judging from the long and diverse publishing
record of the work.Samuel Pufendorf (1632-1694) was one of the most
important figures in early-modern political thought. An exact
contemporary of Locke and Spinoza, he transformed the natural law
theories of Grotius and Hobbes, developed striking ideas of
toleration and of the relationship between church and state, and
wrote extensive political histories and analyses of the
constitution of the German empire.Jodocus Crull (d. 1713/14) was a
German emigre to England, a medical man, and a translator and
writer.Michael J. Seidler is Professor of Philosophy at Western
Kentucky University.Knud Haakonssen is Professor of Intellectual
History at the University of Sussex, England.
Samuel Pufendorf was a pivotal figure in the early German
Enlightenment and, along with Grotius, the great renewer of natural
law theory. His version of voluntarist natural law theory had a
major influence both on the European continent and in the English
speaking world, particularly Scotland and America. "An Introduction
to the History of the Principal Kingdoms & States of Europe"
was first translated in 1695 but has been rare in English since the
late eighteenth century. Pufendorf's histories exhibit the core
notions of his natural law theory by recounting 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, his
histories essentially functioned as vehicles for philosophical
demonstration or justification. Moreover, by emphasising empirical
details and legitimating (in principle) the de facto politics of
interest, these histories appealed strongly to the emerging
nation-states of early modern Europe, which sought ratification of
their external and internal actions, policies, and pedagogues. He
based his account on the respective country's own historians and
took care to describe its position from its own current and
historical perspectives. It was a novel and appealing approach to
political history, judging from the long and diverse publishing
record of the work.
This work contains newly translated excerpts from Samuel Pufendor's two major works in political and moral thought, Elements of Universal Jurisprudence and The Law of Nature and Nations. The editor and translator have worked to present a readable and comprehensive introduction to Pufendorf's political philosophy. The new English translation far exceeds what is currently available in terms of sophistication and clarity. A substantive introduction is included to acquaint readers with Pufendorf's ideas.
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