LEADER 02538nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910818155003321 005 20240430202023.0 010 $a1-281-29496-9 010 $a9786611294960 010 $a1-84714-319-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000414542 035 $a(EBL)436912 035 $a(OCoLC)290598199 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000239702 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11924941 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000239702 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10250498 035 $a(PQKB)10659548 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC436912 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL436912 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10224816 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL129496 035 $a(OCoLC)893334538 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000414542 100 $a20061010d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRousseau's theory of freedom /$fMatthew Simpson 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cContinuum$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (137 p.) 225 1 $aContinuum studies in philosophy 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8264-8640-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [119]-122) and index. 327 $aContents; Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: The state of nature; Chapter 2: Political society; Chapter 3: Civil freedom; Chapter 4: Democratic freedom; Chapter 5: Moral freedom; Chapter 6: Conclusion; References; Index 330 $aJean-Jacques Rousseau has a claim to be ranked above even Karl Marx as the political philosopher who has most influenced everyday life. His much-read philosophy of education alone would qualify him for a high place, but his political theory is even more important: decisions affecting millions of people were made based on the reading of certain lines of the Social Contract. Yet while politicians and scholars have studied this book for 250 years, almost no agreement exists on how to interpret its central concept: freedom. Rousseau's theory of freedom has led him to be called everything from the 410 0$aContinuum studies in philosophy. 606 $aSocial contract 606 $aLiberty 615 0$aSocial contract. 615 0$aLiberty. 676 $a320.11 700 $aSimpson$b Matthew$0825336 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818155003321 996 $aRousseau's theory of freedom$93937565 997 $aUNINA