The Chair of Natural Law in Prague (1748â1775)

Ivo Cerman

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In Prague, secular natural law had been discussed already before the reforms of Maria Theresia. Even before it was imposed from above, Nicolas Ignaz KÃ¶nigsmann and several others university professors discussed Grotius, Pufendorf and other more modern authorities out of interest. The reforms of Maria Theresia after 1748 introduced a chair of natural law, but its survival was threatened by short-sighted staffing policies. The competition for the new professorship in 1758 secured a new incumbent and provided for the division of the discipline between a specialized chair of public law, held by Franz Lothar Schrodt, and a chair of natural law, held by Josef Anton Schuster. It also helped to silence the Jesuit teacher in Philosophy Josef Jurain who sought to compete with the Faculty of Law. The 1760s then saw a series of new works on natural law by the new professors. Archival material (in part newly discovered) documents the competition of 1758. Analysis of the printed publications shows the type of natural law ideas advanced, including Schrodtâs strongly absolutist conception of public law, and their relationship to major Protestant authors.

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Early Modern Natural Law in East-Central Europe

Series:Â Early Modern Natural Law: Studies & Sources, Volume: 5

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004545847

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 20 Apr 2023

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