The political philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau: The impossibility of reason

This exciting new book presents the first overview of Jean Jacques Rousseaus work from a political science perspective. Was Rousseau - the great theorist of the French Revolution - really a conservative? This original study argues that the author of The Social Contract was a constitutionalist much c...

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Qvortrup, Mads
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Veröffentlicht:
Manchester University Press 2003
Zusammenfassung:
This exciting new book presents the first overview of Jean Jacques Rousseaus work from a political science perspective. Was Rousseau - the great theorist of the French Revolution - really a conservative? This original study argues that the author of The Social Contract was a constitutionalist much closer to Madison, Montesquieu and Locke than to revolutionaries. Outlining his profound opposition to Godless materialism and revolutionary change, this book finds parallels between Rousseau and Burke, as well as showing that Rousseau developed the first modern theory of nationalism. The book presents an integrated political analysis of Rousseaus educational, ethical, religious and political writings, and will be essential reading for students of politics, philosophy and the history of ideas
Umfang:
1 electronic resource ( p.)
Anmerkungen:
English
ISBN:
9780719065804
Zugangseinschränkungen:
Open Access
Schlagworte:
Ethics
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