Discours sur l'utilité des lettres et des sciences, par rapport au bien de l'Etat, 1715
His fame rests chiefly on the preface and notes to his translation of Samuel Pufendorf's treatise De Jure Naturae et Gentium, translated as Of the Law of Nature and Nations, 4th ed., 1729, London, by B. Kennett et al. Barbeyrac's preface appears in this fourth edition with the title: 'Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Science of Morality, and the Progress It has Made in the World, From the Earliest Times Down to the Publication of This Work'. In the fundamental principles, he follows almost entirely John Locke and Pufendorf; but he works out with great skill the theory of moral obligation, referring it to the command or will of God. He indicates the distinction, developed more fully by Thomasius and Kant, between the legal and the moral qualities of action. The principles of international law he reduces to those of the law of nature, and in so doing opposes many of the positions taken up by Grotius. He rejects the notion that sovereignty in any way resembles property, and makes even marriage a matter of civil contract. Barbeyrac also translated Grotius's De Jure Belli et Pacis, Cumberland's De Legibus Naturae, and Pufendorf's smaller treatise De Officio Hominis et Civis.
Among his own productions are a treatise, De la morale des pères, a history of ancient treaties, Histoire des anciens traitez, contained in the Supplement au Corps universel diplomatique du droit des gens, and the curious Traité du jeu (1709), in which he defends the morality of games of chance.
Recueil de discours sur diverses matieres importantes, 1731
References
Discours sur l'utilité des lettres et des sciences, par rapport au bien de l'Etat (in French). Amsterdam: Pierre Humbert. 1715.
Barbeyrac, Jean (1731). Recueil de discours sur diverses matieres importantes (in French). Vol. 1. Amsterdam: Pierre Humbert.
Fiammetta Palladini, Die Berliner Hugenotten und der Fall Barbeyrac. Orthodoxe und "Sozinianer" im Refuge (1685-1720) (Leiden, Brill, 2011) (Brill's Studies in Intellectual History, 204).
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Barbeyrac, Jean". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Further reading
Päivärinne, Meri (2018). Jean Barbeyrac, traducteur et homme de lettres (Ph.D. thesis) (in French). University of Helsinki. ISBN978-951-51-4231-3.
External links
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jean, barbeyrac, french, baʁbɛʁak, march, 1674, march, 1744, french, jurist, born, 1674, march, 1674béziers, kingdom, francedied3, march, 1744, 1744, aged, groningen, dutch, republicnationalityfrenchoccupationprofessor, contents, life, works, references, furth. Jean Barbeyrac French baʁbɛʁak 15 March 1674 3 March 1744 was a French jurist Jean BarbeyracBorn 1674 03 15 15 March 1674Beziers Kingdom of FranceDied3 March 1744 1744 03 03 aged 69 Groningen Dutch RepublicNationalityFrenchOccupationProfessor of law Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksLife EditBorn at Beziers in Lower Languedoc he was the nephew of Charles Barbeyrac a distinguished physician of Montpellier He moved with his family into Switzerland after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes After spending some time at Geneva and Frankfurt am Main he became professor of belles lettres in the French school of Berlin Then in 1711 he was called to the professorship of history and civil law at Lausanne finally settling as professor of public law at Groningen Works Edit Discours sur l utilite des lettres et des sciences par rapport au bien de l Etat 1715 His fame rests chiefly on the preface and notes to his translation of Samuel Pufendorf s treatise De Jure Naturae et Gentium translated as Of the Law of Nature and Nations 4th ed 1729 London by B Kennett et al Barbeyrac s preface appears in this fourth edition with the title Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Science of Morality and the Progress It has Made in the World From the Earliest Times Down to the Publication of This Work In the fundamental principles he follows almost entirely John Locke and Pufendorf but he works out with great skill the theory of moral obligation referring it to the command or will of God He indicates the distinction developed more fully by Thomasius and Kant between the legal and the moral qualities of action The principles of international law he reduces to those of the law of nature and in so doing opposes many of the positions taken up by Grotius He rejects the notion that sovereignty in any way resembles property and makes even marriage a matter of civil contract Barbeyrac also translated Grotius s De Jure Belli et Pacis Cumberland s De Legibus Naturae and Pufendorf s smaller treatise De Officio Hominis et Civis Among his own productions are a treatise De la morale des peres a history of ancient treaties Histoire des anciens traitez contained in the Supplement au Corps universel diplomatique du droit des gens and the curious Traite du jeu 1709 in which he defends the morality of games of chance Recueil de discours sur diverses matieres importantes 1731References EditDiscours sur l utilite des lettres et des sciences par rapport au bien de l Etat in French Amsterdam Pierre Humbert 1715 Barbeyrac Jean 1731 Recueil de discours sur diverses matieres importantes in French Vol 1 Amsterdam Pierre Humbert Fiammetta Palladini Die Berliner Hugenotten und der Fall Barbeyrac Orthodoxe und Sozinianer im Refuge 1685 1720 Leiden Brill 2011 Brill s Studies in Intellectual History 204 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Barbeyrac Jean Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th ed Cambridge University Press Further reading EditPaivarinne Meri 2018 Jean Barbeyrac traducteur et homme de lettres Ph D thesis in French University of Helsinki ISBN 978 951 51 4231 3 External links Edit Media related to Jean Barbeyrac at Wikimedia Commons This French law related biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jean Barbeyrac amp oldid 1112979895, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
