The Principles of Natural and Politic Law.The Principles Of Natural And Politic pol·i·tic adj. 1. Using or marked by prudence, expedience, and shrewdness; artful. 2. Using, displaying, or proceeding from policy; judicious: a politic decision. 3. Law Jean-Jacques Burlamaqui Jean-Jacques Burlamaqui (June 24, 1694 - April 3, 1748), Swiss publicist, was born at Geneva. At the age of twenty-five he was designated honorary professor of ethics and the law of nature at the university of Geneva. Liberty Fund, Inc. 8335 Alison Pointe Trail, Suite 300, Indianapolis, IN 46250-1684 0865974977 $12.00 1-800-955-8335 Ably translated into English by Thomas Nugent in 1748, this edition of "The Principles Of Natural And Politic Law" by Jean-Jacques Burlamaqui (1964-1748) is expertly edited and enhanced with an Introduction by Petter Korman (Fellow at the Helsinki Collegium col·le·gi·um n. pl. col·le·gi·a or col·le·gi·ums 1. An executive council or committee of equally empowered members, especially one supervising an industry, commissariat, or other organization in the Soviet Union. for Advanced Studies and Postdoctoral Researcher A postdoctoral fellow (colloquially, a "post-doc") is a temporary research position held by a person who has completed his or her doctoral studies. Its roots go back to the medieval journeyman. in Philosophy at the Academy of Finland The Academy of Finland (Finnish: Suomen Akatemia) is a governmental funding body for scientific research in Finland. It is based in the Finnish capital, Helsinki. Yearly, the Academy administers over 200 million euros to Finnish research activities. Over 3. ) and part of the Liberty Fund's outstanding 'Natural Law and Enlightenment Classics' series. An historical benchmark in the concept of individual rights, The writings of Burlamaqui were influential upon the work and thought of such later philosophers and political activists as Rousseau and Diderot, as well as exerting profound influence on the American Founding Fathers and their newly emerging constitutional system of governance. Indeed, Nugent's English translation became a standard textbook at both British and American universities in the 18th and 19th centuries. Also available in a hardcover edition (0865974969, $20.00), "The Principles Of Natural And Politic Law" is a seminal addition to scholarly and academic Philosophy and Political Science History reference collections. |
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