Natural Law and the Origin of Political Economy - 9781138670907

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Natural Law and the Origin of Political EconomySamuel Pufendorf and the History of Economics\nAuthor(s): Arild Saether\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138670907, 978-1138670907\nSynopsis\nSamuel Pufendorfs work on natural law and political economy was extensive and has been cited by several important figures in the history of economic thought. Yet his name is rarely mentioned in textbooks on the history of economic thought, the history of political science or the history of philosophy. In this unprecedented study, Arild Sther sheds new light both on Pufendorfs own life and work, as well as his influence on his contemporaries and on later scholars.\n\nThis book explores Pufendorf s doctrines of political economy and his work on natural law, which was translated into several major European languages. Natural Law and the Origin of Political Economy considers the influence he had on the writings on political economy.