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Grotius’s Biography: On Henk Nellen’s Hugo Grotius. A Lifelong Struggle

In: Grotiana
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Fiammetta Palladini Retired from Consiglio nazionale delle Ricerche ( cnr), Instituto iliesi, Roma Palladini@t-online.de

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In this review article of Henk Nellen, Hugo Grotius. A lifelong struggle for Peace in Church and State, 1583–1645 the story of Grotius’s life is outlined and issues of interpretation are discussed. It is argued that this biography supports the argument that Grotius towards the end of his life was close to becoming a Catholic. It seems plausible that Grotius’s principled refusal to request permission to return to the Republic may have been connected to his disappointment about his own less principled behaviour in 1618.

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