The law of nations treated according to the scientific method / Christian Wolff ; translated by Joseph H. Drake ; translation revised by Thomas Ahnert ; edited and with an Introduction by Thomas Ahnert.
2017
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Title
The law of nations treated according to the scientific method / Christian Wolff ; translated by Joseph H. Drake ; translation revised by Thomas Ahnert ; edited and with an Introduction by Thomas Ahnert.
Uniform Title
Jus naturae methodo scientifica pertractatum. English
Published
Carmel, Indiana : Liberty Fund, Inc., 2017.
Call Number
KZ2347.A3 J8713 2017
ISBN
9780865977655 hardcover
0865977658 hardcover
9780865977662 paperback
0865977666 paperback
9781614879244 electronic book
1614879249 electronic book
0865977658 hardcover
9780865977662 paperback
0865977666 paperback
9781614879244 electronic book
1614879249 electronic book
Description
xxvi, 810 pages ; 24 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)966410471
Summary
"Christian Wolff's The Law of Nations is a cornerstone of eighteenth-century thought. A treatise on the philosophy of human action, on the foundations of political communities, and on international law, it influenced philosophers throughout the eighteenth-century Enlightenment world. According to Knud Haakonssen, general editor of the Natural Law and Enlightenment series, 'before Kant's critical philosophy, Wolff was without comparison the most influential German thinker for several decades as well as a major European figure.' One of the most striking features of The Law of Nations is Wolff's single-minded dedication to what he calls the 'scientific method.' Though different from what we understand by that today, Wolff's method still focuses on the illumination of truth via a step-by-step, logical examination of what is already known in order to explain what is unknown. As such, The Law of Nations is Wolff's triumphant synthesis of his scientific method and his observations regarding the operations of nations. It examines the full gamut of national functions: what duties nations have to themselves and to each other, how national ownership should be viewed, how treaties should be formed, and how nations should act in both war and peace" --publisher's description.
Note
Translated from the Latin.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Editions
Revision of (expression): Wolff, Christian, Freiherr von, 1679-1754. Jus gentium methodo scientifica pertractatum. Oxford, The Clarendon Press; London, H. Milford, 1934 (DLC) 35037716
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Table of Contents
Preface
Prolegomena
Of the duties of nations to themselves and the rights arising therefrom
Of the duties of nations toward each other and the rights arising therefrom
Of ownership by nations and the rights connected therewith
Of treaties and other agreements of nations, and of promises
Of the method of settling the controversies of nations
Of the law of war of nations
Of the law of nations in war
Of peace and the treaty of peace
Of the law of embassies.
Prolegomena
Of the duties of nations to themselves and the rights arising therefrom
Of the duties of nations toward each other and the rights arising therefrom
Of ownership by nations and the rights connected therewith
Of treaties and other agreements of nations, and of promises
Of the method of settling the controversies of nations
Of the law of war of nations
Of the law of nations in war
Of peace and the treaty of peace
Of the law of embassies.