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| Author | : Richard L. Velkley |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 203 |
| Release | : 2002-04-02 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 0226852571 |
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In Being after Rousseau, Richard L. Velkley presents Jean-Jacques Rousseau as the founder of a modern European tradition of reflection on the relation of philosophy to culture—a reflection that calls both into question. Tracing this tradition from Rousseau to Immanuel Kant, Friedrich Schelling, and Martin Heidegger, Velkley shows late modern philosophy as a series of ultimately unsuccessful attempts to resolve the dichotomies between nature and society, culture and civilization, and philosophy and society that Rousseau brought to the fore. The Rousseauian tradition begins, for Velkley, with Rousseau's criticism of modern political philosophy. Although the German Idealists such as Schelling accepted much of Rousseau's critique, they believed, unlike Rousseau, that human wholeness could be attained at the level of society and history. Heidegger and Nietzsche questioned this claim, but followed both Rousseau and the Idealists in their vision of the philosopher-poet striving to recover an original wholeness that the history of reason has distorted.
| Author | : Michelle Markel |
| Publisher | : Eerdmans Young Readers |
| Total Pages | : 20 |
| Release | : 2012-06-11 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 0802853641 |
Download The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A child's biography of French artist Henri Rousseau, who spent his life as a toll collector, but created unheralded masterpieces in his spare time.
| Author | : David Lay Williams |
| Publisher | : Penn State Press |
| Total Pages | : 356 |
| Release | : 2010-11-01 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 9780271045511 |
Download Rousseau's Platonic Enlightenment Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"In this sterling, deeply researched study, Williams explores how thinkers ranging from Hobbes to d'Holbach highlight various sets of ideas that Rousseau combated in developing his philosophical teaching. The account of Rousseau's predecessors who might be called Platonists is especially interesting, as is the account of those who qualify as materialists. Moreover, Williams provides a good overview of Rousseau's teaching, demonstrates a commendable grasp of the relevant secondary literature, and argues ably for the superiority of his own interpretations ... Clearly written and superbly organized, this book contributes much to Rousseau studies. An indispensable book for Rousseau scholars, this volume also will appeal to general readers and students at all levels."--C.E. Butterworth, CHOICE.
| Author | : David James |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 247 |
| Release | : 2013-08-08 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1107037859 |
Download Rousseau and German Idealism Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A systematic account of Rousseau's significance in relation to Kant's, Fichte's and Hegel's views on freedom, dependence and necessity.
| Author | : William Marx |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 220 |
| Release | : 2018-01-08 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0674983068 |
Download The Hatred of Literature Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
For 2,500 years literature has been condemned in the name of authority, truth, morality and society. But in making explicit what a society expects from literature, anti-literary discourse paradoxically asserts the validity of what it wishes to deny. The threat to literature’s continued existence, William Marx writes, is not hatred but indifference.
| Author | : John T. Scott |
| Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
| Total Pages | : 496 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780415350853 |
Download Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Human nature and history Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Bringing together critical assessments of the broad range of Rousseau's thought, with a particular emphasis on his political theory, this systematic collection is an essential resource for both student and scholar.
| Author | : Matthew Simpson |
| Publisher | : A&C Black |
| Total Pages | : 138 |
| Release | : 2006-03-08 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1847143199 |
Download Rousseau's Theory of Freedom Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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 greatest prophet of individual liberty to the designer of the first totalitarian state. This book offers a new, unifying interpretation of the theory of freedom in the Social Contract. Simpson gives a careful analysis of Rousseau's theory of the social pact, and then examines the kinds of freedom that it brings about, showing how Rousseau's individualist and collectivist aspects fit into a larger and logically coherent theory of human liberty. Simpson's book not only helps us to understand one of the pre-eminent political minds of the 18th century, but also brings us into closer conversation with those he influenced, who have done so much to shape our world. And in light of the interest in contemporary contractualist philosophers like Rawls, Scanlon, and Gauthier, readers will find it worthwhile to return to the thinker who offers one of the most radical, profound, and insightful theories of the social contract ever devised.
| Author | : Jean-Jacques Rousseau |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 344 |
| Release | : 2012-10-17 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0226921883 |
Download The Major Political Writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This “fresh new rendition of Rousseau’s major political writings is a boon for scholars and students alike”—with a critical introduction by the translator (Richard Boyd, Georgetown University). Individualist and communitarian. Anarchist and totalitarian. Progressive and reactionary. Since the eighteenth century, Jean-Jacques Rousseau has been called all of these things. Few philosophers have been the subject of such intense debate, yet almost everyone agrees that Rousseau is among the most important political thinkers in history. Renowned Rousseau scholar John T. Scott highlights his enduring influence with this superb new edition of his major political writings. This volume includes authoritative and lucid new translations of the Discourse on the Sciences and Arts, the Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality Among Men, and On the Social Contract. The two Discourses show Rousseau developing his well-known conception of the natural goodness of man and the problems posed by life in society. With the Social Contract, Rousseau became the first major thinker to argue that democracy is the only legitimate form of political organization. Scott’s extensive introduction enhances our understanding of these foundational writings, providing background information, social and historical context, and guidance for interpreting the works. Throughout, translation and editorial notes clarify ideas and terms that might not be immediately familiar to most readers.
| Author | : John M. Warner |
| Publisher | : Penn State Press |
| Total Pages | : 260 |
| Release | : 2016-03-23 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 0271077239 |
Download Rousseau and the Problem of Human Relations Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In this volume, John Warner grapples with one of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s chief preoccupations: the problem of self-interest implicit in all social relationships. Not only did Rousseau never solve this problem, Warner argues, but he also believed it was fundamentally unsolvable—that social relationships could never restore wholeness to a self-interested human being. This engaging study is founded on two basic but important questions: what do we want out of human relationships, and are we able to achieve what we are after? Warner traces his answers through the contours of Rousseau’s thought on three distinct types of relationships—sexual love, friendship, and civil or political association—as well as alternate interpretations of Rousseau, such as that of the neo-Kantian Rawlsian school. The result is an insightful exploration of the way Rousseau inspires readers to imbue social relations with purpose and meaning, only to show the impossibility of reaching wholeness through such relationships. While Rousseau may raise our hopes only to dash them, Rousseau and the Problem of Human Relations demonstrates that his ambitious failure offers unexpected insight into the human condition and into the limits of Rousseau’s critical act.
| Author | : Karen Pagani |
| Publisher | : Penn State Press |
| Total Pages | : 254 |
| Release | : 2015-06-19 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 0271070455 |
Download Man or Citizen Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The French studies scholar Patrick Coleman made the important observation that over the course of the eighteenth century, the social meanings of anger became increasingly democratized. The work of Jean-Jacques Rousseau is an outstanding example of this change. In Man or Citizen, Karen Pagani expands, in original and fascinating ways, the study of anger in Rousseau’s autobiographical, literary, and philosophical works. Pagani is especially interested in how and to what degree anger—and various reconciliatory responses to anger, such as forgiveness—functions as a defining aspect of one’s identity, both as a private individual and as a public citizen. Rousseau himself was, as Pagani puts it, “unabashed” in his own anger and indignation—toward society on one hand (corrupter of our naturally good and authentic selves) and, on the other, toward certain individuals who had somehow wronged him (his famous philosophical disputes with Voltaire and Diderot, for example). In Rousseau’s work, Pagani finds that the extent to which an individual processes, expresses, and eventually resolves or satisfies anger is very much of moral and political concern. She argues that for Rousseau, anger is not only inevitable but also indispensable, and that the incapacity to experience it renders one amoral, while the ability to experience it is a key element of good citizenship.
