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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454711003321

Autore

Maistre Joseph Marie, comte de, <1753-1821.>

Titolo

Against Rousseau [[electronic resource] ] : "On the state of nature" and "On the sovereignty of the people" / / Joseph de Maistre ; translated and edited by Richard A. Lebrun

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal ; ; Buffalo, : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1996

ISBN

1-282-85396-1

9786612853968

0-7735-6604-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (245 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LebrunRichard

MaistreJoseph Marie, comte de,  <1753-1821.>

Disciplina

320.1/5

Soggetti

Sovereignty

Essentialism (Philosophy)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Critical translations of De l'état de nature and De la souveraineté du peuple.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxxi]-xxxviii) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Critical Bibliography""; ""A Note on the Text""; ""Abbreviations""; ""On the State of Nature""; ""1 Man Is Sociable in His Essence""; ""2 Man Born Evil in a Part of His Essence""; ""On the Sovereignty of the People""; ""BOOK ONE: ON THE ORIGINS OF SOVEREIGNTY""; ""1 On the Sovereignty of the People""; ""2 The Origin of Society""; ""3 Of Sovereignty in General""; ""4 Of Particular Sovereignties and Nations""; ""5 Examination of Some of Rousseau's Ideas on the Legislator""; ""6 Continuation of the Same Subject""

""7 Of Founders and the Political Constitution of Nations""""8 The Weakness of Human Power""; ""9 Continuation of the Same Subject""; ""10 Of the National Soul""; ""11 Application of the Preceding Principles to a Particular Case""; ""12 Continuation of the Same Subject""; ""13 Necessary Elucidation""; ""BOOK TWO: ON THE NATURE OF SOVEREIGNTY""; ""1 On the Nature of Sovereignty in General""; ""2 Of Monarchy""; ""3 Of Aristocracy""; ""4 Of Democracy""; ""5 Of the Best Kind of Sovereignty""; ""6 Continuation of the Same Subject""



""7 Summary of Rousseau's Judgements on Different Forms of Governments""""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z""