The RIGHT OF NATURE, which writers commonly call jus naturale, is the liberty each man hath, to use his own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature; that is to say, of his own life; and consequently, of doing any thing, which... Spinoza, His Life and Philosophy - Page 303by Frederick Pollock - 1899 - 427 pagesFull view - About this book
| George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...commonly call jus naturalc, is the liberty each man hath to use his •wn power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature, that is to...consequently, of doing any thing which, in his own judgment and reason, he shall conceive the aptest means thereunto. By liberty is understood, according... | |
| George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 1152 pages
...commonly call f naturale, is the liberty each man hath to use hi$ •wn power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature, that is to...consequently, of doing any thing which, in his own judgment and reason, he shall conceive the aptest means thereunto. By liberty is understood, according... | |
| George Burnett - Authors, English - 1813 - 546 pages
...call JIM naturale, is the liberty each man hath to use his «wn power, as he will himself, for th- preservation of his own nature; that is to say, of...consequently, of doing any thing which, in his own judgment and reason, he shall conceive -the aptest means thereunto. By liberty is understood,- according... | |
| 1840 - 974 pages
...commonly call jus naturale, is the liberty " each man hath to use his own power as he will himself, " for the preservation of his own nature, that is to...say, of " his own life ; and consequently, of doing anything which " in his own judgement and reason he shall conceive to be " the aptest means thereunto."... | |
| Thomas Hobbes - Philosophy - 1839 - 744 pages
...commonly call jus naturale, is the liberty each man hath, to use his own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature ; that is to...consequently, of doing any thing, which in his own judgment, and reason, he shall conceive to be the aptest means thereunto. By LIBERTY, is understood,... | |
| Thomas Hobbes - Philosophy, English - 1839 - 766 pages
...call jtis naturale, is the liberty each man hath, to ..,,^/ use his own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature ; that is to...consequently, of doing any thing, which in his own judgment, and reason, he shafl conceive to be the aptest means thereunto. By LIBERTY, is understood,... | |
| American literature - 1848 - 614 pages
...i. Right he defines to be — "The" liberty each man hath to use his own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature ; that is to...say, of his own life ; and, consequently, of doing anything which in his own judgment and reason he shall conceive to he the aptest means thereto." —... | |
| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1848 - 610 pages
...i. Hiijht he defines to be — "The' liberty each man hath to use bis own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature ; that is to...say, of his own life; and, consequently, of doing anything which in his own judgment and reason he »hall conceive to be the aptest means thereto." —... | |
| Samuel Seabury - History - 1861 - 322 pages
...nature, which writers commonly call Jus Naturale, is the liberty each man hath to use his own power for the preservation of his own nature ; that is to...consequently, of doing any thing which, in his own judgment and reason, he shall conceive to be the aptest means thereunto." Hence, I suppose, the maxim,... | |
| Henry Allon - Christianity - 1847 - 586 pages
...i. Right he defines to be — ' The liberty each man hath to use his own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature; that is to say, of his own life; and, consequently, of doing anything which in his own judgment and reason he shall conceive to be the aptest means thereto.' —... | |
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