This edition provides an historically sensitive translation of Pufendorf's On the Duty of Man and Citizen (1673).

In 1670 he became professor of natural law at the University of Lund in Sweden. First published in 1672, this is his principle work and a landmark in the history of natural and international law.

In this volume, Craig L. Carr, the editor, and Michael J. Seidler, the translator, have developed a volume that is comprehensive and representative of Pufendorf's thought without being repetitive, fragmented, or obscure.

It became one of the most reprinted books of the late seventeenth century.