Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Law Library, Vol. 38: October, November and December, 1842
Tan proper introduction to a course of legal studies seems to be an inquiry into the principles of moral obligation, and of general juris prudence. A due knowledge of the elements of natural law has by no means been diffused in 'the world in proportion to its important usefulness and dignity. It ap rs, from Barbeyrac's Historical Treatise of the Science of Mora ity, that whatever just opinions were entertained by some few philosophers, the founders of certain sects, their followers at least, even down to the scholastic commentators on Aristotle, for the most part degenerated into intricate and unprofitable refinements, or maintained errors pernicious to society, and unworthy of mankind. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
