Author | Waddicor, Mark H. author |
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Title | Montesquieu and the Philosophy of Natural Law [electronic resource] / by Mark H. Waddicor |
Imprint | Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1970 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3238-4 |
Descript | 228 p. online resource |
1: Introduction to Natural Law and to the Work of Montesquieu -- I: The History of Natural Law -- II: Montesquieuโs Life and Works -- III: The Problem of Montesquieu and Natural Law -- 2: The Originality of Montesquieuโs Method -- I: The Problem of Montesquieuโs Method -- II: The Prior Existence of Natural Law -- III: Civil Law and Natural Law in the Esprit des lois -- 3: Montesquieu and Empiricism in Natural Law -- I: Physical and Moral Concepts in Natural Law -- II: The Example of the Animals -- 4: The State of Nature and the Origin of Society -- I: Montesquieu and the State of Nature -- II: The Origin of Society -- III: The Historicity of the State of Nature -- IV: The Original Contract and its Implications -- 5: Montesquieu and Empiricism in Positive Law: The Diversity of Governments and Laws -- I: The Diversity of Governments -- II: The Diversity of Civil Law -- 6: Rationalism in Positive Law: Montesquieu the Reformer -- I: The Criminal Law -- II: Slavery -- III: Property -- IV: International Relations -- 7: Montesquieuโs Conception of Law -- I: Montesquieuโs Conception of God -- II: Montesquieu and the Laws of Science -- III: Montesquieu and the Moral Law -- Conclusion