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Record Nr.

UNISA996552364403316

Autore

Qvortrup Matt

Titolo

The political philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau : the impossibility of reason / / Matt Qvortrup

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester, England : , : Manchester University Press, , 2003

ISBN

1-5261-3784-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xix, 135 pages)

Collana

Manchester Political Studies

Disciplina

194

Soggetti

Political science - Philosophy

Political science - Philosophy - History - 18th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. The politics of the soul: the life and times of Jean-Jacques Rousseau -- 2. The disenchantment of the world -- 3. Checks, balances and popular participation: Rousseau as a constitutionalist -- 4. A civic profession of faith: Rousseau's and nationalism -- 5. The last of the ancients the first of the moderns? -- 6. Epilogue: in the beginning was song -- Chronology of Rousseau's life (1712-78) -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This title presents an overview of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's work from a political science perspective. Was Rousseau - the great theorist of the French Revolution - really a conservative? The text 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 Rousseau's educational, ethical, religious and political writings, and should be of value to students of politics, philosophy and the history of ideas.