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Cambridge Companions to Philosophy Ser.: Cambridge Companion to Rousseau by Patrick Riley (2001, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521576156
ISBN-139780521576154
eBay Product ID (ePID)1899377
Product Key Features
Number of Pages466 Pages
Publication NameCambridge Companion to Rousseau
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2001
SubjectEuropean / French, History & Surveys / Modern
TypeTextbook
AuthorPatrick Riley
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Philosophy
SeriesCambridge Companions to Philosophy Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight22.6 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2001-018430
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"The Cambridge Companion to Rousseau is an expected and welcome addition to the Cambridge series on philosophers.... It takes good advantage of the possibilities a collection offers to bring diversity to the study of Rousseau. This volume also squarely addresses Rousseau in the context of other historical thinkers." Philosophy in Review
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal194
Table Of Content1. Introduction: the life and works of Rousseau Patrick Riley; 2. A general overview George Armstrong Kelly; 3. Rousseau, Voltaire, and the revenge of Pascal Mark Hulliung; 4. Rousseau, Fénelon, and the quarrel between the ancients and the moderns Patrick Riley; 5. Rousseau's political philosophy Christopher Brooke; 6. Rousseau's general will Patrick Riley; 7. Rousseau's images of authority especially in La Nouvelle Héloise Judith Shklar; 8. The religious thought Victor Gourevitch; 9. Émile: learning to be men, women and citizens Geraint Parry; 10. Émile: nature and the education of Sophie Susan Meld Shell; 11. Rousseau's Confessions Christopher Kelly; 12. Music, politics, theater and representation in Rousseau Tracy Strong and C. N. Dugan; 13. The motto Vitam Impendere vero and the question of lying Jean Starobinski; 14. Rousseau's Levite of Ephraïm: synthesis within a 'minor' work Thomas Kavanagh; 15. Ancient Postmodernism in the philosophy of Rousseau Robert Wokler; Bibliography.
SynopsisUniversally regarded as the greatest French political theorist and philosopher of education of the Enlightenment, and probably the greatest French social theorist tout court, Rousseau was an important forerunner of the French Revolution, though his thought was too nuanced and subtle ever to serve as mere ideology. This 2001 volume systematically surveys the full range of Rousseau's activities in politics and education, psychology, anthropology, religion, music and theater., This 2001 volume systematically surveys the full range of Rousseau's activities in politics and education, psychology, anthropology, religion, music and theater. New readers will find this an accessible guide to Rousseau, while advanced students and specialists will find a conspectus of recent developments in the interpretation of the French thinker., Rousseau, the great political theorist and philosopher of education, was an important forerunner of the French Revolution, though his thought was too nuanced and subtle ever to serve as mere ideology. This is the only volume that systematically surveys the full range of Rousseau's activities in politics and education, psychology, anthropology, religion, music, and theater. New readers will find this the most convenient and accessible guide to Rousseau currently available, while advanced students and specialists will find a conspectus of recent developments in the interpretation of Rousseau.
LC Classification NumberB2137 .C27 2001
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