Theory and Practice in the Natural Law of Christian Thomasius
Theory and Practice in the Natural Law of Christian Thomasius
Christian Thomasius’s natural law works are usually interpreted as providing a philosophical theory for his positive public law treatises on church and constitutional law. This chapter argues to the contrary that Thomasius’s public law writings are founded not in his natural law but in positive imperial public law as this was received in the state of Brandenburg-Prussia. In this context, the central role of his natural law was as a program for the pedagogical formation of law students.
Keywords: Christian Thomasius, Natural law, Public Law, Church law, Rights, Pedagogy
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