The Legacy of Rousseau
Published on 29. March 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
345 pages
978-0-226-63856-0 (ISBN)
Description
This volume begins by taking up a central theme noted by the late Allan Bloom - Rousseau's critique of the bourgeois as the dominant modern human type and as a being fundamentally in contradiction, caught between the sentiments of nature and the demands of society. It then turns to Rousseau's crucial polarity of nature and society and to the later conceptions of history and culture.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Publishing group
The University of Chicago Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 23 mm
Width: 16 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight
539 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-226-63856-0 (9780226638560)
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Content
Acknowledgments Introduction Clifford Orwin, Nathan Tarcov. 1: The Problem of the Bourgeois Werner J. Dannhauser 2: Rousseau and the Case against (and for) the Arts Christopher Kelly 3: Rousseau, Kant, and the Beginning of History Susan Shell 4: The Tension in the Beautiful: On Culture and Civilization in Rousseau and German Philosophy Richard Velkley 5: Rousseau and Freud on Sexuality and Its Discontents Joel Schwartz 6: Rousseau and the Rediscovery of Human Nature Roger D. Masters 7: Rousseau's Critique of Liberal Constitutionalism Allan Bloom 8: Rousseau and the French Revolution Francois Furet 9: Rousseau and the Origins of Nationalism Marc F. Plattner 10: Rousseau and the Theory and Practice of International Relations Pierre Hassner 11: Rousseau, Ethnicity, and Difference H. D. Forbes 12: Privacy and Community Steven Kautz 13: Rousseau and the Modern Cult of Sincerity Arthur M. Melzer 14: Rousseau and the Discovery of Political Compassion Clifford Orwin Contributors Index