{"id":213,"date":"2013-09-06T16:00:27","date_gmt":"2013-09-06T15:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk\/naturallawinscotland1625to1850\/?p=213"},"modified":"2018-06-13T09:19:15","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T08:19:15","slug":"timeline-natural-law-in-scotland-1625-1875","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk\/naturallawinscotland1625to1850\/2013\/09\/06\/timeline-natural-law-in-scotland-1625-1875\/","title":{"rendered":"Timeline: Natural Law in Scotland, 1700-1749"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Date<\/h5>\n<\/th>\n
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Publication, Appointment, Lecture, or Other Event<\/h5>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1705<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nWilliam Cockburn, A letter from Mr. Cockburn to the Right Honourable John of Roxburgh, one of the principal secretaries of state for the Kingdom of Scotland<\/em> (Edinburgh)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1706<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nSamuel Pufendorf, Le devoirs de l’homme et du citoyen, tels qu’ils lui sont prescrits par la loi naturelle, tr. J. Barberac<\/em> (Amsterdam)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1707<\/strong><\/td>\nWilliam Scott <\/a>(ed.), Hugonis Grotii de jure belli ac pacis librorum III. Compendium, annotationibus & commentaries selectis illustratum. In usum studisae juventutis Academiae Edinensis<\/em> (Edinburgh)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1707<\/strong><\/td>\nFirst Regius Professor of the Law of Nature and Nations at Edinburgh, Charles Areskine<\/a> (-1734); inaugural lecture on ‘God as the Fountain of Law’<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1707<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/em><\/td>\nSamuel Pufendorf, Le droit de la nature des gens, ou system<\/em> ge<\/em>neral<\/em> des principes les plus importants de la monde, de la jurisprudence, et de las politique, tr. J. Barbeyrac, 2 vols<\/em> (Amsterdam)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1707<\/strong><\/td>\nCharles Areskine<\/a> advertises class ‘on the Laws of Nature and Nations’ [Cairns, ‘First’*]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1711<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nShaftesbury, Characteristicks of men, manners, opinions, times<\/em> (London)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1712<\/strong><\/td>\n‘Gershom Carmichael<\/a>‘s Account of His Teaching Method’ (manuscript)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1718<\/strong><\/td>\nSamuel Pufendorf, De jure naturae et gentium. Abridgments S. Puffendorfii de officio hominis et civis, juxta legum naturalem libri duo. Editio nova, aucta observationibus & supplementis, … adjectis a Gerschomo Carmichael<\/a>… (Glasgow)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1721<\/strong><\/td>\nDavid Verner<\/a>, Dissertatio philosophica, de passionibus sive affectibus, quam…in auditorio publico Academiciae Novae Abredonensis, ad diem [] Aprilis, propugnabunt, David Verner praeses, et hi candidati laurea magistreriali condonandi<\/em> (Aberdeen)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1722<\/strong><\/td>\nPatrick Hardie<\/a>, Amplissimo ac ornatissimo domino D. Gulielmo Forbes de Craigievar &c. Equiti Baronetto almae hujus Academiae rectori magnifico, dignissimo, non minus propriis virtutibus quam generosa prosapi\u00e2 illustri. Theses hasce philosophicas in deditissimi affectus & perpetuae observantiae tesseram, D.D.C.Q. Patricius Hardie praeses et hi candidati laurea magisteriali condecorandi. … Qui A.D.O.M. theses hasce cum annexis public\u00e8 propugnabant, in Collegio Novo Universitatis Carolinae Abredonensis, ad 11 diem Aprilis, 1722. h.l.q.s<\/em>\u00a0 (Aberdeen)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1724<\/strong><\/td>\nSamuel Pufendorf, S. Puffendorfii De officio hominis et civis, juxta legem naturalem, libri duo. Supplementis & observationibus in academic\u00e6 juventutis usum auxit & illustravit Gerschomus Carmichael<\/a>, Philosophiae in Academia Glasguensi Professor. Editio Secunda priore Auctior & Emendatior<\/em> (Edinburgh)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1726<\/strong><\/td>\nGeorge Turnbull<\/a>, Theses academic\u00e6 de pulcherrima mundi cum materialis tum rationalis constitutione quas; … sub pr\u00e6sidio Georgii Turnbull P.P, in auditorio publico Academi\u00e6 Nov\u00e6 Abredonensis ad diem 14 Aprilis, … propugnabunt hi generosi adolescentes, ad gradum magisterialem laudabilite contendentes<\/em> (Aberdeen)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1727<\/strong><\/td>\nGershom Carmichael<\/a>, Professor of Moral Philosophy (-1729); uses Pufendorf, De officio homini et civis<\/em> as his textbook<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1727<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/td>\nRichard Cumberland, A treatise of the law of nature<\/em> (London)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1728<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/td>\nJohann Gottieb Heineccius, Elementa philosophiae rationalis et moralis<\/em> (Amsterdam)
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1730<\/strong><\/td>\nFrancis Hutcheson<\/a> ‘teaches Mr Carmichael<\/a>‘s Compend on Puffendorf’ [More, ‘Presbyterianism’ 168*]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1732<\/strong><\/td>\nAdvocate John Lookup<\/a> offers weekly ‘Prelections upon the Law of Nature and Nations’ [Cairns, ‘First’*]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1734<\/strong><\/td>\nWilliam Kirkpatrick<\/a> becomes Regius Professor of the Law of Nature and Nations at Edinburgh (-1735); does not teach and gives up position in the next year to become an MP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1735<\/strong><\/td>\nGeorge Abercromby<\/a>, becomes Regius Professor of the Law of Nature and Nations at Edinburgh (-1759); teaches using Grotius<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1738<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nGrotius, The rights of war and peace, in three books\u2026to which are added all the large notes of Mr. J. Barbeyrac<\/em> (London)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1739<\/strong><\/td>\nHugh Blair, Dissertatio philosophica inauguralis, de fundamentis & obligatione legis natur\u00e6: Quam, favente numine, ut in artibus liberalibus & disciplinis philosophicis magister rite renuncietur, ex auctoritate reverendi admodum viri, D. Gulielmi Wishart, S.T.D. academi\u00e6 Edinburgen\u00e6 pr\u00e6fecti: nec non amplissimi senatus academici. & nobilissima faculratis arrium, decreto, eruditorum examini, in auditorio publico academi\u00e6, ad 23. diem Februarii, hor\u00e2 10. Antemeridian\u00e2, subjiciet Hugo Blair, A. & R.<\/em> (Edinburgh)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1740<\/strong><\/td>\nGeorge Turnbull<\/a>, Theses Philosophicae de Scientiae Naturalis cum Philosophia Morali Conjunctione<\/em> (Aberdeen)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1740<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nGeorge Turnbull<\/a>, The Principles of Moral Philosophy<\/em> (London); contains material from graduation theses of 1726 and 1726 (Stewart 101*)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1741<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/td>\nJ. G. Heineccius, A methodical system of universal law: or, The laws of nature and nations, deduced from certain principles, and applied to proper cases \/ written in Latin by the celebrated Jo. Got. Heineccius, counsellor of State to the King of Prussia, and professor of philosophy at Hall.; translated, and illustrated with notes and supplements, by George Turnbull<\/a> LL. D. To which is added, a discourse upon the nature and origin of moral and civil laws ; in which they are deduced, by an analysis of the human mind in the experimental Way, from our internal principles and dispositions<\/em> (London; new edn 1763)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1741<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nJohn Erskine, \u2018The law of nature sufficiently promulgated to the heathens\u2019 in Theological dissertations<\/em> (London 1765)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1742<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nGeorge Turnbull<\/a>, Observations upon liberal education in all its branches<\/em>\u00a0 (London)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1742<\/strong><\/td>\nFrancis Hutcheson<\/a>, Philosophiae moralis institutio compendiaria, ethices & jurisprudentiae naturalis elementa continens<\/em> (Glasgow) (2nd edn, 1753)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1742<\/strong><\/td>\nWalter Anderson, Dissertatio philosophica inauguralis, de naturali hominum ad societatem propensione. Quam, favente numine, ut in artibus liberalibus & disciplinis philosophicis magister rite renuncietur, ex auctoritate reverendi admodum viri, D. Gulielmi Wishart, S.T.D. academi\u00e6 Edinburgen\u00e6 pr\u00e6fecti: nec non amplissimi senatus academici, & nobilissima faculratis arrium, decreto, eruditorum examini, in auditorio publico academi\u00e6, ad 18 diem Martii, hora 10. Antemeridian\u00e2, subjiciet Gualterus Anderson, A. & R.<\/em> (Edinburgh)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1746<\/strong><\/td>\nThomas Craigie<\/a>, professor of moral philosophy at Glasgow (-1751); uses Hutcheson<\/a>\u2019s Philosophiae moralis institution compendaria, ethicis & jursiprudentiae naturalis elementa continuen as his textbook<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1747<\/strong><\/td>\nFrancis Hutcheson<\/a>, A short introduction to moral philosophy, in three books; containing the elements of ethicks and the law of nature. By Francis Hutcheson, Lld. Late Professor of Philosophy in the University of Glasgow. Translated from the Latin<\/em> (Glasgow) [Book II = Elements of the law of nature; Advice on studying addressed \u2018To the Students in Universities\u2019]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1748<\/strong><\/td>\nLord President of the Court of Session urges trainee advocates \u2018to learn thoroughly the principles of the Roman Law and the Laws of Nature and Nations\u2019 [Cairns, \u2018First\u2019*]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1748<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nJ. J. Burlamaqui, The principles of natural law : in which the true systems of morality and civil government are established, and the different sentiments of Grotius, Hobbes, Puffendorf, Barbeyrac, Locke, Clark, and Hutchinson, occasionally considered<\/em> (London)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1749<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nSamuel Pufendorf, Of the law of nature and nations\u2026to which are now added, all the large notes of Mr. Barbeyrac, translated from his last and fourth edition<\/em> (5th edn, London)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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