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Samuel Pufendorf’s
The Whole Duty of Man, According to the Law of Nature
suggested a purely conventional basis for natural law. Rejecting scholasticism’s metaphysical theories, Pufendorf found the source of natural law in humanity’s need to cultivate sociability.
Samuel Pufendorf (1632–1694) taught natural law and was court historian in both Germany and Sweden.
Ian Hunter is Australian Professorial Fellow in the Centre for the History of European Discourses, Universityof Queensland.
David Saunders is Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Arts at Griffith University.
The Whole Duty of Man, According to the Law of Nature
suggested a purely conventional basis for natural law. Rejecting scholasticism’s metaphysical theories, Pufendorf found the source of natural law in humanity’s need to cultivate sociability.
Samuel Pufendorf (1632–1694) taught natural law and was court historian in both Germany and Sweden.
Ian Hunter is Australian Professorial Fellow in the Centre for the History of European Discourses, Universityof Queensland.
David Saunders is Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Arts at Griffith University.