Rousseau's theory of freedom / / Matthew Simpson
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| Autore: |
Simpson Matthew
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| Titolo: |
Rousseau's theory of freedom / / Matthew Simpson
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2006 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (137 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 320.11 |
| Soggetto topico: | Social contract |
| Liberty | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [119]-122) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Jean-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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Rousseau's theory of freedom |
| ISBN: | 1-281-29496-9 |
| 9786611294960 | |
| 1-84714-319-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910818155003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Continuum studies in philosophy.