Henry Scougal (1650-1678)

About Scougal

  • Regent at Aberdeen

Teaching

  • Cited Cumberland, De legibus naturae (1672) in theses of 1673 (Haakonssen, ‘Natural’ 262*)

Publications, Manuscripts and other Resources

  • Philosophiae moralis tractatus (1678) University of Aberdeen, Special Libraries and Archives MS 1026

 

NPG D30917; Henry Scougal by Thomas Trotter

Henry Scougal
by Thomas Trotter
line engraving, published 1796
NPG D30917
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Creative Commons Licence

*For references, please see the Site Bibliography.

Timeline: Natural Law in Scotland, 1625-1699

Date
Publication, Appointment, Lecture, or Other Event
1625 Grotius, Du jure delli ac pacis
1646 James Dalrymple, Theses logicæ, metaphysicæ, physicæ, mathematicæ, et ethicae· Quas adolescentes hac vice ex collegio Glasguensi cum laurea emittendi sun theō publice propugnabunt, ad diem [blank] Julii, anno Domini, 1646. In communi gymnasii auditorio hora solita. Præside Jacobo Darimplio (Glasgow)
1672 Samuel Pufendorf, De officio hominis et civis
1672 Richard Cumberland, De legibus naturae
1673 Regent Henry Scougal cites Cumberland in Aberdeen graduation theses [Haakonssen, ‘Natural’ 262*]
1678 George Mackenzie, The laws and customes of Scotland, in matters criminal; Wherein is to be seen how the civil law, and the laws and customs of other nations do agree with, and supply ours (Edinburgh: [printed by three different printers])
1681 James Dalrymple, The institutions of the lavv of Scotland, deduced from its originals, and collated vvith the civil, canon, and feudal-lavvs [sic]; and vvith[sic] the customs of neighbouring nations. The first part. By Sir James Dalrymple of Stair, President of the Session (Edinburgh: Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, printer to His most Sacred Majesty)
1689 The proceedings of the present Parliament justified, by the opinion of the most judicious and learned Hugo Grotius: with considerations thereupon. Written for the satisfaction of some of the reverend clergy, who yet seem to labour under some scruples concerning the original right of kings, their abdication of empire, and the peoples inseparable right of resistance, deposing, and of disposing and settling of the succession to the crown. By a Lover of the peace of his country. With allowance (Edinburgh and London)
1693 James Dalrymple, The institutions of the lavv [sic] of Scotland, deduced from its originals, and collated with the civil, canon and feudal laws, and with the customs of neighbouring nations. In IV. books, 2nd edn (Edinburgh: printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson, printer to their most excellent Majesties)
1690s William Scott, regent at Edinburgh, may have offered a private class on Grotius [Cairns, ‘First’*]; John Loudoun, regent at Glasgow uses Pufendorf for his ethics class (Haakonssen, ‘Natural’ 261*)
1699 George Mackenzie, The laws and customs of Scotland, in matters criminal. Wherein is to be seen how the civil law, and the laws and customs of other nations doth agree with, and supply ours. By Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh. To this second edition is now added (by way of appendix) A treatise of mutilation and demembration and their punishments, by Sir Alexander Seton of Pitmedden Knight Baronet; also a second edition of the observations upon the 18 act. Parl. 23. K. James Sixth. Against dispositions made in defraud of creditors, &c. Corrected, and in several paragraphs much enlarged by the author, the same Sir George Mackenzie himself, before his death (Edinburgh: printed by the heirs and successors of Andrew Anderson, printer to the King’s most Excellent Majesty, for Mr. Andrew Symson, and are to be sold by him, in the Cowgate, near the foot of the Horse-wynd)

*For references, see the Site Bibliography.

Gershom Carmichael (1672-1729)

Gershom Carmichael (1672-1729)

About Carmichael

  • Regent at St Andrews, 1693
  • Regent at Glasgow, 1694-1727
  • Professor of Moral Philosophy at Glasgow, 1727-1729

Teaching

  • Moral philosophy course ‘reoriented…around Pufendorf’s theories of natural law’ (Cairns, ‘Origins…Glasgow’ 157*)
  • Used Pufendorf’s textbook De officio homini et civis as text for teaching moral philosophy (Cairns, ‘Ethics’ 166*)
  • Discussed Locke’s theories and the social contract in his natural jurisprudence lectures (Wood, Aberdeen Enlightenment 181*)

Publications, Manuscripts and other Resources

  • ‘… most important publication, an extended commentary on Samuel Pufendorf’s work on the duty of man and citizen, S[amuelis] Pufendorfii de officio hominis et civis juxta legem naturalem, libri duo. Supplementis et observationibus in academicae juventutis usum auxit et illustravit Gerschomus Carmichael (1724; first edn, 1718).’ (ODNB*)
  • Pufendorf, Samuel, Freiherr von, De jure naturæ et gentium. Abridgments S. Puffendorfii de officio hominis et civis, juxta legem naturalem libri duo. Editio nova, aucta observationibus & supplementis, … adjectis a Gerschomo Carmichael … (Glasguæ: ex officina Donaldi Govan, 1718)
  • Pufendorf, Samuel, Freiherr von, De jure naturæ et gentium. Abridgments  S. Puffendorfii De officio hominis et civis, juxta legem naturalem, libri duo. Supplementis & observationibus in academicæ juventutis usum auxit & illustravit Gerschomus Carmichael, Philosophiae in Academia Glasguensi Professor. Editio Secunda priore Auctior & Emendatior (Edinburgi: typis Joannis Mosman & sociorum, impensis Joannis Paton Bibliopolae; & prostant venales apud officinam ejus in Area Parliamentaria, MDCCXXIV. [1724])
  • University of Glasgow, Archives and Business Records Centre, account of Carmichael’s teaching, 43170

*For references, see the Site Bibliography.

William Law (d. 1729)

About Law

  • Regent at University of Edinburgh from 1690
  • Chair of Moral Philosophy at University of Edinburgh from 1708

Teaching

  • Taught natural law as a regent and continued to do so as a professor (Haakonssen, ‘Natural’ 262*)

 Publications, Manuscripts and other Resources

      • Dictates on ethics (1696), physics (1701), Annotationes in ontologgiam Gerrardi de Vries and Annotationes in pneumatologiam Gerrardi de Vries (1703-1704), and Annotationes in physicam generalem D. Joannis Clerici (1705) (University of Edinburgh, Centre for Research Collections, MSS Dc.7.79; Dc.8.43; Dc.8.53, ff. 43-119; Gen.71D)
      • Adv. MS 22.7.4, ‘Lectures of Prof. William Law taken by William Haldane’ (1699-1700)’ [Including from f. 49 ‘Elementa Philsophia Moralis’] (Advocates Library, Edinburgh)
      • MS Dc.8.53, ff. 42-119, ‘Dictates on Ethics (of William Law), taken down by John Smith, 1696’ (University of Edinburgh, Centre for Research Collections)
      • MS La.III.152, ‘Dictates on Ethics (of William Law), taken down by Robert Clark, 1696’ (University of Edinburgh, Centre for Research Collections)

*For references, see the Site Bibliography.