The Political Philosophy of Rousseau / / Roger D. Masters.

This book is intended as an equivalent to or substitute for that "more reflective reading" which Rousseau considered essential to an understanding of his ideas. It is designed to complement perusal of the texts themselves, and the arrangement is such that chapters on each of Rousseau'...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]
©1976
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Series:Princeton Legacy Library ; 1850
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Physical Description:1 online resource (490 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Part I: The Limits of Politics
  • 1. The Natural Development of the Individual (Emile, Books ι-iv)
  • 2. Rousseau's Detachable Metaphysics and the Good Life (Emile, Books iv-v)
  • 3. The State of Nature (Second Discourse, Part 1)
  • 4. The Evolution of the Human Species (Second Discourse, Part 2)
  • 5. The Contradiction between the Sciences and Morals (First Discourse)
  • Part II. The Possibilities of Politics
  • 6. The Nature of Political Right (Geneva MS)
  • 7. The Principles of Political Right (Social Contract)
  • 8. The Science of the Legislator (Social Contract, Concluded)
  • 9. Conclusion: Some Critical Reflections
  • Bibliography
  • Index