Natural law and the origin of political economy : Samuel Pufendorf and the history of economics
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Natural law and the origin of political economy : Samuel Pufendorf and the history of economics
(Routledge studies in the history of economics, 194)
Routledge, 2017
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-293) and index
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Description
Samuel Pufendorf's work on natural law and political economy was extensive and has been cited by several important figures in the history of economic thought. Yet his name is rarely mentioned in textbooks on the history of economic thought, the history of political science or the history of philosophy. In this unprecedented study, Arild Saether sheds new light both on Pufendorf's own life and work, as well as his influence on his contemporaries and on later scholars.
This book explores Pufendorf 's doctrines of political economy and his work on natural law, which was translated into several major European languages. Natural Law and the Origin of Political Economy considers the influence he had on the writings on political economy of John Locke, Charles Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Francis Hutcheson and Adam Smith, amongst others. If Smith can be called the father of modern economics, this book claims that Pufendorf can be called the grandfather.
This volume is of great importance to those who study Pufendorf 's extensive works, as well as those interested in history of economic thought, political economy and political philosophy.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I: Childhood and Education
Childhood: Turbulent Times
University Education in Leipzig and Jena
A Creative Imprisonment in Copenhagen
Part II: A True European
Academic Career
A Champion of the Enlightenment
Part III: Doctrines of Political Economy
Method of Analysis
Theory of Human Behaviour
Private Property and the Four-Stages Theory
Theories of Value, Money and Trade
The Foundation of States and Council Decisions
Division of State Powers and Principles of Taxation
Part IV: Diffusion of Pufendorf's Economic Ideas
A Great Popularizer
John Locke an Admirer of Pufendorf
Part V: Early French Philosophers and Pufendorf
The First French Followers
Charles Montesquieu: A Great Philosopher
Jean-Jacques Rousseau: A Political Thinker
The First Economic Model Builders
Part VI: Scottish Followers of Pufendorf
Gershom Carmichael brought Pufendorf to Scotland
Francis Hutcheson a User of Pufendorf
Pufendorf as a Predecessor of Adam Smith
Part VII: How could Pufendorf be Overlooked?
The Bedevilled Historians
Have Economists Overlooked Pufendorf?
Pufendorf the Grandfather of Political Economy
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