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Die Schriften des holländischen Philosophen und Rechtsgelehrten Hugo Grotius (1583-1645) zu Religion und Politik werden interpretiert. Es wird die These vertreten, dass Grotius' Ausführungen zur Verbindung zwischen Kirche und Staat einen direkten Zugang zu seinem epochalen Beitrag zum politischen Selbstverständnis der modernen Welt gewähren. (GB)

The political debate central to the origins of the Dutch Republic is presented as the struggle between political liberty & a self-liberating republic, vs the determinism & bondage of man. It is argued that the significant theoretical contributions of 17th-century Dutch political philosophers lie in their development of a neo-Stoic concept of liberty & human empowerment out of Predestination. The charge of radicalism against Dutch political philosophy is a misguided anachronism, considering that these thinkers attempted to further the cause of republican freedom. The debate of determinism centered on the necessity of liberty to human nature, encompassing moral psychology, a metaphysical providentialism, & naturalism. J. Sadler

The political debate central to the origins of the Dutch Republic is presented as the struggle between political liberty & a self-liberating republic, vs the determinism & bondage of man. It is argued that the significant theoretical contributions of 17th-century Dutch political philosophers lie in their development of a neo-Stoic concept of liberty & human empowerment out of Predestination. The charge of radicalism against Dutch political philosophy is a misguided anachronism, considering that these thinkers attempted to further the cause of republican freedom. The debate of determinism centered on the necessity of liberty to human nature, encompassing moral psychology, a metaphysical providentialism, & naturalism. J. Sadler