传统上,格劳秀斯的名字是与现代自然法学派联系在一起的,他作为国际法奠基者的名声倒是相对较晚的事情。无论是霍布斯和洛克,还是普芬道夫,他们在论述自然状态、自然法与自然权利时都会着重地提及格劳秀斯,这也正是研究者们把格劳秀斯确立为现代自然法学派先驱的思想史理由。换言之,格劳秀斯是中世纪思想向现代世界转换的 Traditionally, Grotius’s name was associated with the school of modern natural law, whose reputation as the founders of international law was relatively late. Both Hobbes and Locke, as well as Pfefferdor, make a significant reference to Grotius in their discussion of the state of nature, natural law, and natural rights, which is why researchers have established Grothius as a modern, natural Jurisprudence pioneers the history of intellectual history. In other words, Grotius is the transformation of medieval thought into the modern world