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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... political philosophy can make a positive contribution to this 'change' – though not in a way that Marx would have approved of. The book is divided into five chapters. Chapter 1 presents an overview of Rousseau's life and times. More ...
... political philosophy can make a positive contribution to this 'change' – though not in a way that Marx would have approved of. The book is divided into five chapters. Chapter 1 presents an overview of Rousseau's life and times. More ...
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The Impossibilty of Reason Matt Qvortrup. Contents Preface Acknowledgements Introduction and method 1 The politics of the soul : the life and times of Jean - Jacques Rousseau 2 The disenchantment of the world 3 Checks , balances and ...
The Impossibilty of Reason Matt Qvortrup. Contents Preface Acknowledgements Introduction and method 1 The politics of the soul : the life and times of Jean - Jacques Rousseau 2 The disenchantment of the world 3 Checks , balances and ...
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... political system that was instated by the American populists (including Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson). However, unlike other constitutionalists, Rousseau did not believe that institutions themselves would be sufficient for ...
... political system that was instated by the American populists (including Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson). However, unlike other constitutionalists, Rousseau did not believe that institutions themselves would be sufficient for ...
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... political debate at the time of writing . This in itself , I found , made him worth studying . This book seeks to : present an overview of Rousseau's political philosophy and its relation to his general philosophy ( his philosophical ...
... political debate at the time of writing . This in itself , I found , made him worth studying . This book seeks to : present an overview of Rousseau's political philosophy and its relation to his general philosophy ( his philosophical ...
Contents
The disenchantment of the world | 19 |
Rousseaus and nationalism | 74 |
The last of the ancients the first of the moderns? | 95 |
in the beginning was song | 111 |
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