The history of liberty has not been a matter of simple, steady progress from one level of achievement to the next. The intellectual struggle to articulate the theory of classical liberalism was often as hard fought as the practical battles for its political realization. The Natural Law and Enlightenment Classics series presents not only some of the most famous figures from this history but also many of the lesser-known theorists who contributed their part to the contest of ideas. This collection includes some of the Enlightenment's most significant—and most unusual—works on natural law, moral philosophy, political theory, jurisprudence, and theology. The series offers readers a far deeper and more nuanced understanding of classical liberal ideas and their development than has been possible until now.

Under the general editorship of Knud Haakonssen, this series comprises works by Hugo Grotius, Samuel Pufendorf, Richard Cumberland, Francis Hutcheson, George Turnbull, Jean Jacques Burlamaqui, Emmerich de Vattel, Jean Louis De Lolme, and many others. Distinguished scholars from all over the world have edited these volumes, providing concise introductions to place the work in context. Each text also has annotations, an index, and, when necessary, supplemental appendixes. As appropriate, the series includes specially commissioned translations of French, German, and Latin texts that have never before been published in English.

The series includes over forty volumes spanning the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. To the scholar, the series is an indispensable reference; to the student, an enlightening education; to the citizen of the world, the source of insight and inspiration.

Knud Haakonssen, General Editor, is Professor of Philosophy at Boston University and has written widely on natural law and the Enlightenment.

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