Ideas of Hugo Grotius, by Theme
[Dutch, 1583 - 1645, Born in Delft. A lawyer. Died of pneumonia caught at the court of Queen Christina.]
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20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 5. Action Dilemmas / c. Omissions
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Nations are not obliged to help one-another, but are obliged not to harm one another [Tuck]
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24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 3. Natural Values / c. Natural rights
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Everyone has a right of self-preservation, and harming others is usually unjustifiable [Tuck]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / a. Nature of democracy
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Democracy needs respect for individuality, but the 'community of friends' implies strict equality
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25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 7. Freedom to leave
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A person is free to renounce their state, as long as it is not a moment of crisis [Rousseau]
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25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 2. The Law / c. Natural law
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Grotius and Pufendorf based natural law on real (rather than idealised) humanity [Ford,JD]
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A natural right of self-preservation is balanced by a natural law to avoid unnecessary harm [Tuck]
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25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 2. The Law / d. Legal positivism
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Grotius ignored elaborate natural law theories, preferring a basic right of self-preservation [Tuck]
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25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 1. War / b. Justice in war
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It is permissible in a just cause to capture a place in neutral territory
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28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / b. Euthyphro question
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Moral principles have some validity without a God commanding obedience [Mautner]
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