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Schuessler, Rudolf:
Moral Legislation Behind a Veil of Ignorance : Cardinal Sforza Pallavicino
(1607–1667) on the Procedure of Natural Law.
In: Journal of the History of Philosophy.
Vol. 61
(2023)
Issue 2
.
- pp. 193-213.
ISSN 1538-4586
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hph.2023.0018
Abstract in another language
Cardinal Sforza Pallavicino SJ (1607–67) conceived a procedure for determining
natural moral laws by voting under a veil of ignorance. Behind this veil, imagined possible
people who are ignorant of their social position, personal characteristics, nation, and the
historical period in which they live vote as equals. These possible people are asked to establish
a moral law in pursuit of their own and collective happiness, which they are obligated by God
to follow. This article discusses Pallavicino’s innovative approach to natural law and examines
its reception in Southern Germany and (what is now) Austria.
Further data
| Item Type: | Article in a journal |
|---|---|
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Cultural Studies > Department of Philosophy > Chair Philosophy II > Chair Philosophy II - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Rudolf Schüßler |
| Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
| DDC Subjects: | 100 Philosophy and psychology > 100 Philosophy 100 Philosophy and psychology > 190 Modern Western philosophy |
| Date Deposited: | 23 May 2025 07:30 |
| Last Modified: | 23 May 2025 07:30 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/93625 |