‎THOMASIUS, C.‎
‎Kurtzer Entwurff der politischen Klugheit, sich selbst und andern in allen menschlichen Gesellschafften wohl zu rathen und zu einer gescheidtenConduitezu gelangen...‎

‎Frankfurt & Leipzig, Grosse, 1720. 8vo. In contemporary half vellum with gilt lettering to spine. Wear to extremities, with loss red paper covering the boards. Previous owner's name (Peter Otto Rosenørn - owner of Hersomgård) in contemporary hand to front free end-paper, internally nice and clean. (8), 320, (24) pp. + 1 folded table. ‎

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‎Later edition of this treatise on how to navigate in politics wisely. Christian Thomasius (1655–1728) was a German philosopher and jurist often regarded as one of the most important figures of the early German Enlightenment. Thomasius played a significant role in advocating for a separation between theology and law arguing that legal matters should be based on reason rather than religious doctrine. He taught at the University of Leipzig and later at the University of Halle, where he became the first professor of natural law and the rector of the university.‎