For the first time on Blood & Rain, we have a co-host, a member of the Anti-Fragile Athletes and aspiring professor from the Netherlands, Adam who will go by the moniker, “Mercatores.”
After two years of fascination with political theory, Mercatores will be my bi-weekly partner in crime on Blood & Rain when discussing various topics of political theory we both find a fascination in studying.
The first of these episodes is regarding the work of Hugo Grotius, who was called by King Henry IV, “the miracle of Holland.” Grotius was a lawyer, jurist, professor, and political theorist whose key texts laid the groundwork for the Peace of Westphalia, European Public Law or “Ius Publicum Europeaum,” and the dawn of true mercantilism.
In this part one episode, we chronicle the early life of Grotius, his influences from Spain in Francisco Vittoria and Francisco Suarez, his magnum opus, and the peace of Westphalia.
In part two, we will discuss the impact of Westphalia upon the next 300 years and its influences on Nuremberg which dictates the order of the world today.
The Blood & Rain Podcast
Episode 86:
“Ius Publicum Europeaum Pt 1”
Featuring: Mercatores
Enjoy.