Institutes of Divine Jurisprudence. With Selections from Foundations of the Law of Nature and Nations

First published in 1688, Thomasius’s Institutes attempted to draw a clear distinction between natural and revealed law and to emphasize that human reason was able to know the precepts of natural law without the aid of Scripture. His Foundations published in 1705 revised the theory he had put forward in the Institutes.
Institutes of Divine Jurisprudence. With Selections from Foundations of the Law of Nature and Nations. Edited, Translated, and with an Introduction by Thomas Ahnert (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2011).
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- Author: Christian Thomasius
- Translator: Thomas Ahnert
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Table of Contents
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- Life of Thomasius
- Institutes of Divine Jurisprudence (1688)
- Foundations of the Law of Nature and Nations (1705)
- NOTE ON THE TEXT
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INSTITUTES OF DIVINE JURISPRUDENCE
- Introductory Dissertation, Addressed to My Audience
- BOOK I
- CHAPTER I: On Jurisprudence in General
- CHAPTER II: On Divine Jurisprudence
- CHAPTER III: On the Interpretation of Divine Laws in General and on Practical Principles
- CHAPTER IV: On the Interpretation of Divine Laws in Particular, That Is, on the First Principles of Natural Law and Positive Universal Law
- CHAPTER V: On the Duties of Man Toward God
- BOOK II
- CHAPTER I: On the Duty of Man Toward Himself
- CHAPTER II: On the Duty of Man Toward Others, in Particular on Preserving Equality Among Humans
- CHAPTER III: On Avoiding Pride
- CHAPTER IV: On Not Harming Others and on Compensating for Harm That Has Been Done
- CHAPTER V: On the Various Duties of Humanity
- CHAPTER VI: On the Duty of Persons Forming an Agreement
- CHAPTER VII: On the Duty of Man Concerning Speech
- CHAPTER VIII: On the Duty of Those Taking an Oath
- CHAPTER IX: On the Duty Concerning Things and Their Ownership
- CHAPTER X: On the Duty Concerning the Prices of Things
- CHAPTER XI: On the Interpretation of Divine and Human Will Insofar as It Is Expressed in Words
- BOOK III
- CHAPTER I: On the Duty of Man Toward Fellow Humans in General
- CHAPTER II: On the Duty of Man with Regard to Conjugal Society
- CHAPTER III: On the Positive Laws Concerning the Duties of Marriage
- CHAPTER IV: On the Duties of Parents and Children
- CHAPTER V: On the Duties of Lords and Servants
- CHAPTER VI: On the Duties of Those Living in a Commonwealth
- CHAPTER VII: On the Duties of Citizens in States Concerning Punishments
- CHAPTER VIII: On the Duties of Confederates
- CHAPTER IX: On Duties Toward Legates
- CHAPTER X: On Duties Toward the Dead
- CHAPTER XI: On the Application of Divine Laws
- Selections from Foundations of the Law of Nature and Nations
- INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER: The Reason for This Work1
- BOOK I
- CHAPTER I: On the Moral Nature of Man
- CHAPTER V: On the Law of Nature and Nations
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- I.: Works by Christian Thomasius
- Editions of the Institutes of Divine Jurisprudence
- Editions of the Foundations of the Law of Nature and Nations
- Other Works by Thomasius
- II.: Primary Sources by Other Authors
- III.: Secondary Works
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