Meaning of Pufendorfian | Babel Free

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Of, relating to, or influenced by the 17th-century jurisprudent and philosopher Samuel von Pufendorf.

Examples

“[…] it would, in the Pufendorfian sense, ensure the maximum happiness for the subjects of both states.”

“By disposing finally of the immanent natural law, Locke completes his preparation of the ground for his introduction of his more Pufendorfian transcendent natural law.”

“For those opposed to the Hobbesian or Pufendorfian solutions, some kind of moral foundation for law was needed, one that transcended religious sectarianism but at the same time reflected Christian values, whatever its source.”

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