The Political Philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau: The Impossibilty of ReasonThis electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. This 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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Rousseau as | |
Rousseaus and nationalism | |
The last of the ancients the first of the moderns? | |
in the beginning was song | |
Index | |
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| Title | The Political Philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau: The Impossibilty of Reason |
| Author | Matt Qvortrup |
| Publisher | Manchester University Press, 2013 |
| ISBN | 184779582X, 9781847795823 |
| Length | 160 pages |
| Subjects | › Philosophy / Political Philosophy / Social Political Science / History & Theory |
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