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.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carmichael, Gershom, 1672-1729.

Contributor:

Moore, James, 1934-

Silverthorne, Michael.

Series:

Natural Law Paper

Natural law and enlightenment classics

Standardized Title:

Works. English. 2002

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--Philosophy.

Law.

Law--Scotland.

Natural law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (425 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis : Liberty Fund, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An important figure in the natural law tradition and in the Scottish Enlightenment, Gershom Carmichael defended a strong theory of rights and drew attention to Grotius, Pufendorf, and Locke. Gershom Carmichael was a teacher and writer who played an important role in the Scottish Enlightenment of the eighteenth century. His philosophy focused on the natural rights of individuals--the natural right to defend oneself, to own the property on which one has labored, and to services contracted for with others. Carmichael argued that slavery is incompatible with the rights of men and citizens, and he believed that subjects have the right to resist rulers who exceed the limits of their powers. Although he appealed to the authority of Grotius and Locke, the grounds on which he defended natural rights were distinctively his own. He drew upon the Reformed or Presbyterian theology to propose that, in respecting the natural rights of individuals, one shows one's reverence for God's creation. Inasmuch as all of mankind longs for lasting happiness, which can be found only in worship of or reverence for God, such reverence is the natural law which obliges all to respect the rights of all. "Natural Rights" includes "Supplements and Observations on Pufendorf" (1724), "Natural Theology" (1729), "Logic" (1722), two theses, and a manuscript on teaching, all in English for the first time. Gershom Carmichael (1672-1729) was the first professor of moral philosophy at the University of Glasgow, preceding Hutcheson, Smith, and Reid. James Moore is Professor of Political Science at Concordia University in Montreal. Michael Silverthorne is Honorary University Fellow in the School of Classics at the University of Exeter. Knud Haakonssen is Professor of Intellectual History and Director of the Centre for Intellectual History at the University of Sussex, England.

Contents:

""Gershom Carmichael, Natural Rights on the Threshold of the Scottish Enlightenment ""; ""Front Matter ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Details ""; ""Table of Contents, p. v ""; ""Foreword, p. ix ""; ""Acknowledgments, p. xvii ""; ""I. Natural Rights, p. 1 ""; ""Editorial Note, p. 7 ""; ""1. On Moral Philosophy, or the Science of Natural Jurisprudence, p. 9 ""; ""2. On Lasting Happiness and the Divine Law, p. 21 ""; ""3. On Human Action in the Divine Court, p. 30 ""; ""4. Law, Rights, and Justice, p. 39 ""; ""5. On Natural Law, p. 46 ""; ""6. On Duty to God, p. 54 ""

""7. On Duty to Oneself, p. 59 """"8. On Duty to Others, or Sociability, p. 73 ""; ""9. Natural rights and Agreements, p. 77 ""; ""10. On the Right of Property, p. 91 ""; ""11. Contracts and Quasi Contracts, p. 106 ""; ""12. Dissolution of Obligations, p. 118 ""; ""13. The State of Nature, p. 124 ""; ""Untitled""; ""15. On the Rights of Parents and Children, p. 134 ""; ""16. On the Rights of Masters and Servants, p. 138 ""; ""17. On the Origin of Civil Society or the Original Contract, p. 146 ""; ""18. On the Constitution of Civil Government, p. 157 ""

""19. On the Limits of Sovereign Power and th eRight of Resistance, p. 162 """"20. On Conquest and Patrimonial Kingdoms, p. 175 ""; ""21. On the Rights of Citizens, p. 188 ""; ""22. On the Rights of War and Peace, p. 199 ""; ""23. Appendix: The Rights and Duties of Men and Citizens, p. 211 ""; ""II. Natural Theology, p. 219 ""; ""Contents, p. 223 ""; ""Preface: natural Theology and the Foundatins of Morals, p. 227 ""; ""On the Scope of Natural Theology, p. 233 ""; ""I. On the Existence of God, p. 233 ""; ""2. On the Attributes of God and First, on the Incommunicable Attributes, p. 248 ""

""3. On the Communicable Attributes of God, p. 257 """"4. On the Divine Operations, or Actions Involving External Objects, p. 270 ""; ""III. Logic, p. 283 ""; ""Editorial Note, p. 287 ""; ""Preface, p. 289 ""; ""A Short Introduction to Logic, p. 292 ""; ""1. On Apprehansion, p. 293 ""; ""2. On Judgment in General, and on Immediate Judgment in Particular, p. 298 ""; ""3. On Mediate Judgment or Discourse, p. 304 ""; ""4. On Method, and Logical Practice, p. 309 ""; ""IV. Early Writings: Philosophical Theses, p. 319 ""; ""1. Philosophical Theses, 1699, p. 325 ""

""2. Philsophical Theses, 1707, p. 357 """"V. Gershom Carmichael's Account of His Teaching Method, p. 379 ""; ""Bibliography, p. 389 ""; ""Index, p. 397 ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

ISBN:

1-61487-787-4

OCLC:

826660173