The Writings of Gershom Carmichael
- Gershom Carmichael (author)
- Michael Silverthorne (translator)
- James Moore (editor)
Carmichael was a Scottish jurist and philosopher who became the first Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Glasgow in 1727. His writings on natural rights theory, theology, and logic were very influential.
Key Quotes
Natural Rights
When civil power defends the rights of citizens against their fellow citizens or against foreigners, it acts with the consent of those for whose benefit it is exercised. For civil power is in fact nothing but the right which belonged to individuals in the state of nature to claim what was their own…