Pufendorf

American

[poo-fuhn-dawrf, -dohrf] / ˈpu fənˌdɔrf, -ˌdoʊrf /

noun

Samuel von Severinus de Monzambano, 1632–94, German jurist and historian.

Pufendorf British

/ ˈpuːfəndɔrf /

noun

Samuel von (ˈzamuəl fon). 1632–94, German jurist and philosopher, who lived in Sweden and Denmark. His De Jure naturae et gentium (1672) was an important contribution to the philosophy of natural and international law

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Among the German historians in whom he took a great interest, he had the greatest esteem for Pufendorf.

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I believe that it was Pufendorf who said that slavery was originally founded on contract.

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To which Voltaire replied:—"If my lord Pufendorf will produce the original contract signed by the party who was to be the slave, I will admit the truth of his statement."

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Pufendorf said that slavery was originally established by contract.

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Pufendorf had taken the ground that slavery was, in part, founded on contract.

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