ID - 2597999 TI - Natural law and moral philosophy PY - 1996 SN - 0521496861 0521498023 1139172905 9780521498029 9781139172905 9780521496865 PB - Cambridge Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Natural law KW - Law KW - Philosophy, Scottish KW - Enlightenment KW - Droit naturel KW - Droit KW - Philosophie écossaise KW - Siècle des Lumières KW - History. KW - Philosophy KW - History KW - Histoire KW - Philosophie KW - Philosophie écossaise KW - Siècle des Lumières KW - General ethics KW - anno 1600-1699 KW - anno 1700-1799 KW - Sources. KW - Philosophy [Scottish ] KW - 18th century KW - Sources KW - Aufklärung KW - Eighteenth century KW - Philosophy, Modern KW - Rationalism KW - Arts and Humanities KW - Natural law - History. KW - Philosophy, Scottish - 18th century. KW - Enlightenment - Sources. KW - DROIT NATUREL KW - SIECLE DES LUMIERES KW - HISTOIRE KW - PHILOSOPHIE KW - 17E-18E SIECLES UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:2597999 AB - This major contribution to the history of philosophy provides the most comprehensive guide to modern natural law theory available, sets out the full background to liberal ideas of rights and contractarianism, and offers an extensive study of the Scottish Enlightenment. The time span covered is considerable: from the natural law theories of Grotius and Suarez in the early seventeenth century to the American Revolution and the beginnings of utilitarianism. After a detailed survey of modern natural law theory, the book focuses on the Scottish Enlightenment and its European and American connections. Knud Haakonssen explains the relationship between natural law and civic humanist republicanism, and he shows the relevance of these ideas for the understanding of David Hume and Adam Smith. The result is a completely revised background to modern ideas of liberalism and communitarianism. ER -