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Jean-Jacques Burlamaqui
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Jean-Jacques Burlamaqui was a Genevan legal and political theorist who popularised a number of ideas propounded by other thinkers.
Portrait attributed to Robert Gardelle, c. 1760
Portrait attributed to Robert Gardelle, c. 1760
Principii del diritto politico, 1798 (Milano, Fondazione Mansutti).
Principii del diritto politico, 1798 (Milano, Fondazione Mansutti).
Natural law
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Natural law is a philosophical and legal theory that posits the existence of inherent laws derived from nature and universal moral principles that are discoverable through reason. In ethics, natural l
Jean-Jacques Burlamaqui
…for his Republican sentiments) who had taken refuge religionis causa, he studied law and at 25 he was designated honorary professor of ethics and the law of nature at the university of Geneva. Before taking up the appointment, he travelled through France and England, and made the acquaintance of the most eminent…
Thomas Aquinas, whose integration of Aristotelian philosophy with Christian theology established the foundational principles of natural law, influenci
Thomas Aquinas, whose integration of Aristotelian philosophy with Christian theology established the foundational principles of natural law, influencing Western concepts of justice and ethics
Plato (left) and Aristotle (right), a detail of The School of Athens, a fresco by Raphael
Plato (left) and Aristotle (right), a detail of The School of Athens, a fresco by Raphael
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes