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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Metaphysics und Natural Philosophy -- Crusius and Kant on Distinctness, Certainty, and Method in Philosophy -- Crusius' Critique of the Leibniz-Wolffian Ontology and Cosmology -- Crusius and Wolff on Mind and (Self-)Consciousness -- Crusius on the Fundamental Powers of the Soul -- Crusius' Naturphilosophie -- 2 Freedom of the Will -- Crusius on Human Nature – An Interpretation of His Telematologie -- Crusius on Freedom of the Will -- The »human weakness« of Wolff's Secret Recommendation -- Crusius on Liberty of Indifference and Determinism -- 3 Practical Philosophy -- Crusius on Moral Motivation -- Sleeping Conscience – Crusius on Moral Fallibility -- Dependence and Obedience -- Pflicht aus Liebe zu Gott -- »Unter allen Wissenschaften eine der unumschräncktesten« -- 4 Theology -- The Systematic Place of Natural Theology in Crusius' Work -- »… man müste denn schon ein so apocalyptisches Auge haben, wie Bengel« -- Crusius' Gedanken über Geister, Teufel und Aberglaube -- 5 Appendix -- Biographical Note -- List of Sigla -- Bibliography -- Index

On the history of natural law until Grotius -- The right of Protestant princes regarding indifferent matters or adiaphora -- On the power of secular government to command its subjects to attend church diligently -- Is heresy a punishable crime? -- On the crime of sorcery -- On the right of a Christian prince in religious matters. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-286) and index. - Translated into English. - Formerly CIP

A celebratory collection of essays on philosophy, rights and natural law, inspired by the work of Knud HaakonssenOver his long and illustrious career, Knud Haakonssen has explored the role of natural law in formulating doctrines of obligation and rights in accordance with the interests of early modern polities and churches. A hallmark of his approach has been to show how natural law in early modern Europe was not a unified doctrine, but a field of crosscutting idioms that prosecuted competing political and juridical programmes.The essays collected in this volume range across this exciting and contested field. These studies acknowledge Haakonssen's immense academic achievement and give us new insights into the cultural and political role of law and rights in a variety of historical contexts and circumstances. Key FeaturesCrosses national, disciplinary, intellectual and ideological bordersDeals with a wide range of contexts and aspects over a chronological period from the Reformation to the aftermath of the French RevolutionCovers an unusually wide range of questions at the intersection between natural law, religion and politicsContributors include Maria Rosa Antognazza, James Harris, Simone Zurbuchen and John Cairns"