THE SECULARIZATION OF LEGAL UNDERSTANDING IN THE 17TH CENTURY
The article examines the secularization of legal doctrines using the example of G. Grotius, T. Hobbes, B. Spinoza and J. Locke. The divine source of natural law is formally recognized. Natural law is derived from nature by reason. Bible law retains a very limited role. The moral maximum, enshrined in religious norms (G. Grotius), is already defined in Spinoza’s work as a natural law.