De officio hominis et civis
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De officio hominis et civis is a 17th-century treatise on natural law and moral-political duties that became a foundational text in early modern political philosophy and legal theory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| De officio hominis et civis canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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moral and political philosophy text ⓘ treatise ⓘ work on natural law ⓘ |
| author |
Samuel Pufendorf
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surface form:
Samuel von Pufendorf
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| authorNameLatin |
Samuel Pufendorf
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surface form:
Samuelis de Pufendorf
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| book1Focus | duties of man as an individual ⓘ |
| book2Focus | duties of man as a member of the state ⓘ |
| circulation | translated into several European languages ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstPublication | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
introductory compendium to Pufendorf's larger works
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university textbook in natural law ⓘ |
| field |
legal theory
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moral philosophy ⓘ natural law ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
legal treatise
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philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book I
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Book II ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundational text in early modern political philosophy
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important source for early modern legal theory ⓘ widely read in Protestant Europe ⓘ |
| influenced |
Enlightenment political thought
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German legal scholarship ⓘ early modern natural law tradition ⓘ university teaching of natural law ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hugo Grotius
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Protestant natural law tradition ⓘ Thomas Hobbes ⓘ |
| isAbbreviationOf | De officio hominis et civis juxta legem naturalem ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
civil authority
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international obligations of states ⓘ obedience to law ⓘ rights and duties of subjects ⓘ sociality of human beings ⓘ state of nature ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
duties of man
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duties of the citizen ⓘ moral and political duties ⓘ natural law theory of obligation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach |
secularized natural law
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social contract theory elements ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1673 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | De jure naturae et gentium ⓘ |
| relationToRelatedWork | abridged and more accessible version ⓘ |
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