Two Books of the Elements of Universal Jurisprudence
By Samuel Pufendorf
Translated by William Abbott Oldfather (1931)
Edited and with an Introduction by Thomas Behme
Two Books of the Elements of Universal Jurisprudence was Pufendorf’s first work, published in 1660. Its appearance effectively inaugurated the modern natural-law movement in the German-speaking world, establishing Pufendorf as a key figure and laying the foundations for his later major works.
Samuel Pufendorf (1632–1694) taught natural law and was court historian in both Germany and Sweden.
Thomas Behme is a member of the faculty at the Institute for Philosophy, Free University of Berlin.
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Feb 2009 | 6 x 9 | 448 Pages
Introduction, note on the text, list of abbreviations, bibliography of works cited in the text and notes, index.