The Political Philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau: The Impossibility of ReasonThis exciting new text presents the first overview of Jean Jacques Rousseau's work from a political science perspective. Was Rousseau--the great theorist of the French Revolution--really a conservative? This original study argues that the he 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 how Rousseau developed the first modern theory of nationalism. The book presents an integrated political analysis of Rousseau's educational, ethical, religious and political writings, and will be essential reading for students of politics, philosophy and the history of ideas. |
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... concern for its own wishes ... the aim is to be as good and as happy as possible ' ( II : 536 , italics added ) . Individuals are ends not means . To base one's action on self - interest is to make that other individual into ' a mere ...
... concern for its own wishes ... the aim is to be as good and as happy as possible ' ( II : 536 , italics added ) . Individuals are ends not means . To base one's action on self - interest is to make that other individual into ' a mere ...
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... concerns . When advising the Corsicans to adopt an economic system based on agriculture he is aware that the natural ... concern for the poor , a realist understanding of international relations - and an understanding of the necessity of ...
... concerns . When advising the Corsicans to adopt an economic system based on agriculture he is aware that the natural ... concern for the poor , a realist understanding of international relations - and an understanding of the necessity of ...
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... concerns - concerns which belong to the realm of international political theory . We are prone to forget that Rousseau ... concern yourself with the evil you can alter as opposed to the evil you cannot ? - Rousseau's attitude towards de ...
... concerns - concerns which belong to the realm of international political theory . We are prone to forget that Rousseau ... concern yourself with the evil you can alter as opposed to the evil you cannot ? - Rousseau's attitude towards de ...
Contents
The disenchantment of the world | 19 |
Rousseaus and nationalism | 74 |
The last of the ancients the first of the moderns? | 95 |
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