Timeline: Natural Law in Scotland, 1800-1875
Date |
Publication, Appointment, Lecture, or Other Event |
|---|---|
| 1803 | Archibald Arthur, Discourses on theological and literary subjects |
| 1814 | Dugald Stewart, Dissertation exhibiting the progress of metaphysical, ethical, and political philosophy since the revival of letters in Europe in Collected works, vol 1 (Edinburgh, 1854) |
| 1814 | William Paley, The principles of moral and political philosophy (Edinburgh) [orig. London 1785] |
| 1820s | ‘Common sense’ philosophy of Reid and Stewart dominates in Scottish universities (Cairns, ‘First’*) |
| 1822 | Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, Elementa juris civilis secundum ordinem Institutionum, commoda auditoribvs methodo adornata : nunc ab emblematibus liberata, integritati suæ restituta, notis passim adspersis emendata, correcta, suppleta (Edinburgi: sumptibus Bell et Bradfute et G. Stewart) |
| 1823 | Francis Bacon, Exemplum tractatus de fontibus juris, and other Latin pieces of Lord Bacon translated by James Glassford (Edinburgh) |
| 1830 | Report of the Royal Commissions into the Scottish Universities of 1826 and 1830 ‘roundly condemned the chair of Public Law and the Law of Nature and Nations’ at Edinburgh as unsuccessful, impracticable, untaught – a ‘complete failure’ (this is debateable) |
| 1831 | Regius Professorship at Edinburgh not filled at death of Robert Hamilton |
| 1835 | James Mackintosh, A discourse on the study of the law of nature and nations (Edinburgh) [previously published London, 1799] |
| 1847 | Elisha P. Hurlbut, Essays on human rights and their political guaranties (Edinburgh; Glasgow; London) [reviewed in The Scotsman (16 Oct)] |
| 1851 | Leoni Levi delivers lecture on ‘Universal Code of Commerce in Connection with the Law of Nature and Nations’ at Merchants’ Hall, Hunter Square, Edinburgh (advertised (22 Mar) and reported in (26 Mar) The Scotsman) |
| 1862 | Regius Chair of the Law of Nature and Nations at Edinburgh reinstated with appointment of James Lorimer (-1890) |
| 1863 | James Lorimer, An inaugural lecture on the law of nature and nations: delivered in the University of Edinburgh, January 6, 1863 (Edinburgh) |
| 1868 | James Lorimer, Reasons for the study of jurisprudence as a science (Edinburgh) |
| 1872 | James Lorimer, Institutes of natural law: A treatise of the principles of jurisprudence, as determined by nature (Edinburgh) based on his course |
*For references, see the Site Bibliography.