The invention of the subject of the law

The invention of man as the subject of the law, a being to whom rights are related naturally simply because he is human, is not timeless. It is the invention, and one of the main innovations, of modern moral and political philosophy. Addresses in particular the transformation in the 17C of the renai...

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Published inBritish journal for the history of philosophy Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 245 - 262
Main Author Zarka, Yves Charles
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Taylor & Francis Group 01.06.1999
Taylor & Francis
Subjects
Philosophy
Philosophy of history. Social and political philosophy. Philosophy of law
Philosophy of law
Liberty;Freedom
Punishment
Obligation
Moral
Hobbes (T.)
Intersubjectivity
Invention
Knowledge
Leibniz (G. W.)
Subject
Juridical
Subjective Law
Rights
Modernity
Objectivity
Individual
Gnoseology
Natural Law
Pufendorf (S.)
Quality;Qualities
Grotius (H.)
Identity
Person
Property
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ISSN0960-8788
1469-3526
DOI10.1080/09608789908571027

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Summary:The invention of man as the subject of the law, a being to whom rights are related naturally simply because he is human, is not timeless. It is the invention, and one of the main innovations, of modern moral and political philosophy. Addresses in particular the transformation in the 17C of the renaissance notion of dignitas hominis into the notion of man as having rights.
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ISSN:0960-8788
1469-3526
DOI:10.1080/09608789908571027