A Methodical System of Universal Law, or the Laws of Nature and Nations Deduced

Johann Gottlieb Heineccius

ISBN 10: 1334518408 / ISBN 13: 9781334518409

Editore: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Print on Demand. This book introduces the Laws of Nature, the laws of reasoning and their application to societal life and interaction. The author posits that the Natural Law is immutable and universal, obliging all humans to standards of right conduct due to their shared nature as rational beings. These laws shape the way we live as moral beings who decide and distinguish between good and evil. The author explores the duties and rights that arise from our natural equality, and how these duties and rights may be sometimes justly transferred to a sovereign or magistrate. The laws of nature that we are born with help establish societal norms that govern our interactions and exchanges with others. The author emphasizes the importance of honesty and integrity in such interactions, as well as the idea that fairness requires we treat others as we would like to be treated. This book explores these ideas and applies these principles to a range of relationships, including marriage and family structures. The authorâ s insights in this foundational work remain relevant today, reminding us that reasoned law is not and should not be arbitrary, but instead should reflect universal principles of fairness. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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• Titolo: A Methodical System of Universal Law, or the Laws of Nature and Nations Deduced
• Editore: Forgotten Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1334518408
• ISBN 13: 9781334518409
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: New
• Tipo di libro: print-on-demand item
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Excerpt from A Methodical System of Universal Law, or the Laws of Nature and Nations Deduced From Certain Principles, and Applied to Proper Cases, Vol. 2: Written in Latin by the Celebrated Jo. Got. Heineccius, Counsellor of State to the King of Prussia, and Professor of Philosophy at Hall; Translated, and Illustrated With Notes and Supplements

And in confequence of thefe limitations, both Rates give men certain rights, and oblige them to certain duties: Thus certain duties belong to thofe who live in a fiate of nature, and other duties belong to husbands and wives, o thors to parents and children, others to mafters and fer vants, and others to citizens. And therefore our definitis on of a {late comes to the fame with that of Pufendorfi', of the duties ofa man and a citizen, 2. 1. I. Where he def fines that fiate to be in general, a condition in which men, are underf'tood to be placed in order to: a certain courfe of aé'tion, and which is accompanied with certain rights.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.