Psychology of Inequality - Rousseau''s 'Amour-Propre'

Michael Locke McLendon is Professor of Political Science at California State University, Los Angeles.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Chapter 1. Being Aristos and the Politics of Aristocracy
Chapter 2. Amor Sui and Amour-Propre in Augustine and Neo-Augustinianism: Surrogate
Virtue or Gateway to Libido Dominandi?
Chapter 3. Amour-Propre in Rousseau: Subverting the Aristocratic Personality
Chapter 4. Tocqueville's Liberal Reply
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Michael Locke McLendon is Professor of Political Science at California State University, Los Angeles.

Zusammenfassung

The Psychology of Inequality shows how amour-propre can be transformed into the demand for praise, whether or not one displays praiseworthy qualities, and demonstrates the ways in which this pathology continues to play a leading role in the psychology and politics of modern liberal democracies.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Michael McLendon, Michael Locke McLendon
• Verlag: University of pennsylvania pr
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9780812250763
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-5076-3
• Seiten: 224
• Serien: Haney Foundation Series; Haney Foundation; Haney Foundation; Haney Foundation Series
• Themen: Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Sonstiges; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung