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Title

Natural rights on the threshold of the Scottish enlightenment : the writings of Gershom Carmichael / edited by James Moore and Michael Silverthorne ; texts translated from the Latin by Michael Silverthorne ; foreword by James Moore.

Author

Carmichael, Gershom, 1672-1729.

Publication

Indianapolis : Liberty Fund, [2002], ©2002.

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Additional Authors

• Moore, James, 1934-
• Silverthorne, Michael.

Description

xvii, 405 pages; 23 cm.

Series Statement

Natural law and enlightenment classics

Uniform Title

• Works. English. 2002
• Natural law and enlightenment classics.

Alternative Title

Works. 2002

Subjects

• Law > Scotland
• Law > Philosophy
• Natural law

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-396) and index.

Contents

• I. Natural Rights. 1. On Moral Philosophy, or the Science of Natural Jurisprudence. 2. On Lasting Happiness and the Divine Law. 3. On Human Action in the Divine Court. 4. Law, Rights, and Justice. 5. On Natural Law. 6. On Duty to God. 7. On Duty to Oneself. 8. On Duty to Others, or Sociability. 9. Natural Rights and Agreements. 10. On the Right of Property. 11. Contracts and Quasi Contracts. 12. Dissolution of Obligations. 13. The State of Nature. 14. On the Rights of Husbands and Wives. 15. On the Rights of Parents and Children. 16. On the Rights of Masters and Servants. 17. On the Origin of Civil Society, or the Original Contract. 18. On the Constitution of Civil Government. 19. On the Limits of Sovereign Power and the Right of Resistance. 20. On Conquest and Patrimonial Kingdoms. 21. On the Rights of Citizens. 22. On the Rights of War and Peace. 23. Appendix: The Rights and Duties of Men and Citizens --
• II. Natural Theology: Synopsis of Natural Theology (Edinburgh, 1729) -- Preface: Natural Theology and the Foundations of Morals -- On the Scope of Natural Theology. 1. On the Existence of God. 2. On the Attributes of God and First, on the Incommunicable Attributes. 3. On the Communicable Attributes of God. 4. On the Divine Operations, or Actions Involving External Objects -- III. Logic: A Short Introduction to Logic -- A Short Introduction to Logic. 1. On Apprehension. 2. On Judgment in General, and on Immediate Judgment in Particular. 3. On Mediate Judgment or Discourse. 4. On Method, and Logical Practice -- IV. Early Writings: Philosophical Theses. 1. Philosophical Theses, 1699. 2. Philosophical Theses, 1707 -- V. Gershom Carmichael's Account of His Teaching Method.

ISBN

• 0865973199 (alk. paper)
• 0865973202 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

2001029377

OCLC

• ocm47717998
• SCSB-4261216

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries