The Whole Duty of Man, According to the Law of Nature. Samuel Pufendorf

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СКАЧАТЬ farther, to make this Edition still more compleat and useful than the former, to each Section References are continually made to the large Work of The Law of Nature and Nations,⁹and, as often as could be, to The Rights of War and Peace;¹⁰that those who read this Epitome, and have a mind to see any Point therein more fully handled and illustrated, may be readily directed, where to have recourse to the Place where it is at large discoursed of, not only by this Author himself, but also by Grotius, an Author of equal Reputation for his judicious and learned Writings on Subjects of the same nature. Besides these References, as some of the Author’s Opinions, laid down in this Treatise, have been controverted by some Writers, and defended by the Author in some other of his Works, the Reader is directed to those Places in them where these Cavils and Exceptions are taken notice of, and satisfactorily answered.¹¹ But then, when any Exceptions can justly be made, and there is good Reason for differing from the Author’s Opinion in any Point, the Reasons are given for so doing in some Notes at the Bottom of the Page;¹² which Notes, however, are neither many nor long, since it would be very absurd to run into Prolixity in Comments to a Work where Brevity is principally aim’d at; into which therefore nothing ought to be admitted, but what is essentially and absolutely necessary to the Subject treated of. And on this Account also it is, that whereas the same Matters have, in the former Editions, been found to occur in more than one Place, in this Edition such superfluous Repetitions have been par’d off, by putting together what has been said on the same Point in different Places, and comprehending the whole under one Head or Section.¹³ And lastly, that nothing might be wanting to render this in all Points perfect, a Compleat Index is added.

      CONTENTS

BOOK 1

Chap. I. Of Human Actions Page

II. Of the Rule of Human Actions, or of Laws in general

III. Of the Law of Nature

IV. Of the Duty of Man towards God, or concerning Natural Religion

V. Of the Duty of Man towards himself

VI. Of the Duty of one Man towards another, and first, of doing no Injury to any Man

VII. The Natural Equality of Men to be acknowledged

VIII. Of the mutual Duties of Humanity

       IX. The Duty of Men in making Contracts

       X. The Duty of Men in Discourse

       XI. The Duty of those that take an Oath

       XII. Duties to be observ’d in acquiring Possession of Things

       XIII. The Duties which naturally result from Man’s Property in Things

       XIV. Of the Price and Value of Things

       XV. Of those Contracts in which the Value of Things is presupposed, and of the Duties thence arising

       XVI. The several Methods by which the Obligations arising from Contracts are dissolved

       XVII. Of Meaning or Interpretation

       BOOK II

       Chap. I. Of the natural State of Men

       II. Of the Duties of the married State

       III. The Duty of Parents and Children

       IV. The Duties of Masters and Servants

       V. The impulsive Cause of Constituting Communities

       VI. Of the Internal Frame and Constitution of any State or Government

       VII. Of the several Parts of Government

       VIII. Of the several Forms of Government

       IX. The Qualifications of Civil Government

       X. How Government, especially Monarchical, is acquired

       XI. The Duty of supreme Governours

       XII. Of the special Laws of a Community

       XIII. Of the Power of Life and Death

       XIV. Of Reputation

       XV. Of the Power of Governours over the Goods of their Subjects

       XVI. Of War and Peace

       XVII. Of Alliances

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