Blom, Hans W.

Research interests
History and Philosophy of the Social Sciences, History of Political Thought, and Dutch 17th century intellectual history
 

Selected bibliography concerning Natural law

• Books

(Ed.) Hugo Grotius' De veritate religionis Christianae and its reception in the Enlightenment. Leiden: Brill 2012 (in preparation).

(Ed.) Machiavelli's Heirs: Humanism, Tacitism and Reason of State in the Dutch Republic. Leiden: Brill 2012 (in preparation).

The Meaning of Trust: Fides between self-interest and appetitus societatis. In V. Chetail (Ed.), Festschrift Peter Haggenmacher. Geneva: Graduate Institute 2012 (in print).

(Ed.) Property, Piracy and Punishment: Hugo Groltius on War and Booty in De iure praedae. Themanummer Grotiana 26-28 (Grotiana, 26-28). Leiden: Brill 2008.

Blom, H.W. & Winkel, L.C., Grotius and the Stoa. Assen: Royal Van Gorcum 2004.

(Ed.) Quentin Skinner / Yves Charles Zarka, Hobbes. The Amsterdam Debate. Hildesheim: Olms 2001.

• Articles

The Epicurean motif in Dutch notions of sociability in the seventeenth century. In N. Leddy & A.S. Lifschitz (Eds.), Epicurus in the Enlightenment (12). Oxford: Voltaire Foundation / University of Oxford 2009, pp. 31-51.

Les réactions hollandaises à l¿exécution de Charles I. "Monarchie" et "république" dans les Provinces-Unies après 1649¿. In Y.C. Zarka (Ed.), Monarchie et République au xv11e siècle. Paris: Paris Presses Universitaires de France 2007, pp. 193-211.

Booty around 1600: Christian princes, merchant republics and terra incognita. In J. Kreslins (Ed.), The Codes Gigas & War Booty and early modern Culture. Stockholm: Biblis Society 2007, pp. 25-30.

Hugo Grotius, Drei Bücher über das Recht des Krieges und des Friedens (1625). In M. Brocker (Ed.), Geschichte des Politischen Denkens. Frankfurt a/M: Suhrkamp 2007, pp. 199-211.

Spinoza on Res publica, Republics, and Monarchies. In H. Blom, J.C. Laursen & L. Simonutti (Eds.), Monarchisms in the age of Enlightenment: Liberty, Patriotism, and the Common Good. Toronto: University of Toronto Press 2007, pp. 19-44.

Grotius: un libéral républicain. In Ph. Nemo & J. Petitot (Eds.), Histoire du libéralisme en Europe. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France 2006.

Politik und Religion. In N. Konegen & P. Nitschke (Eds.), Staat bei Hugo Grotius. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlag 2005.

Patriots, contracts and other patterns of trust in a polyarchic society: the Dutch 17thc century. In F. von Friedeburg (Ed.), 'Patria' und 'Patrioten' vor dem Patriotismus. Pflichten, Rechte, Glauben und die Rekonfiguration europäischer Gemeinwesen im 17. Jahrhundert. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag 2005, pp. 193-213.

Providence, determinism and the nature of liberty: necessity as an argument for freedom. In L. Simonutti (Ed.), Dal necessario al possibile. Determinismo e libertà nel pensiero anglo-olandese del XVII secolo. Milano: Franco Angeli 2001, pp. 177-198.

Two Models of Resistance: Beggars and Liberators in the Dutch Revolt. In R. von Friedeburg (Ed.), Widerstandsrecht in der frühen Neuzeit. Erträge und Perspektiven der Forschung im deutsch-britischen Vergleich (Zeitschrift für Historische Forschung, 26). Berlin: Duncker & Humblot 2001, pp. 61-81.

Natuurrecht, naturalisme, moderniteit. In M.A. Verkerk & R. Foque (Eds.), Filosofie, Ethiek en Praktijk. Liber Amicorum voor Koo van der Wal. Rotterdam: Rotterdamse Filosofische Studies, EUR 2000.

Civic republicanism and reason of state. In E. Baldini (Ed.), La Ragion di Stato dopo Meinecke e Croce. A proposito di recenti contributi. Genova: Name 1999, pp. 115-143.

Vrijheid in de natuurrechtelijke politieke theorie in de zeventiende-eeuwse Republiek. In E. Haitsma Mulier & W. Velema (Eds.), Vrijheid (Nederlandse begripsgeschiedenis). Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press 1999, pp. 133-156.

Élèves de Grotius: Raison d'État entre Naturalisme et Droit de Nature. In G. Borrelli (Ed.), Prudenza civile, bene comune, guerra giusta. Persorsi della ragion di Stato tra Seicento e Settecento. Napels 1999, pp. 11-28.

"Zet de ramen open!" Metafysica, moraal en staatsfilosofie in de natuurrechtleer van F.A. van der Marck (1719-1800). In H.A. Krop, H. van Ruller & A. Vanderjagt (Eds.), Zeer kundige professoren: Beoefening van de filosofie in Groningen van 1614 tot 1996. Hilversum: Verloren 1997, pp. 163-174.

Politieke theorieën in het eerste kwart van de 17e eeuw: Vaderland van aristocratische republiek naar gemengde staat. In H. Nellen & C. Ridderikhof (Eds.), De Hollandse jaren van Hugo de Groot. Den Haag: C. Huygens Instituut 1996, pp. 145-153.