Routledge Guidebook to Rousseaus the Social Contract

Rousseau's The Social Contract is a benchmark in political philosophy and has been one of the most influential works of moral and political thought since its publication in 1762. This comprehensive and accessible guidebook introduces and assesses Rousseau's life, as well as the background, ideas and arguments of The Social Contract and Rousseau's continuing importance to politics and philosophy
The Routledge Guidebook to Rousseau's The Social Contract will be essential reading for all students of philosophy and politics, and anyone approaching the work of Rousseau for the first time.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Rousseau the Man 2. Human Nature and Moral Psychology 3. Man is Born Free 4. False Theories of the Body Politic 5. The Social Pact and Property 6. Sovereignty and the General Will 7. The Lawgiver: Culture and Morality 8. Government and Sovereign 9. Civil Religion 10. The Social Contract in Retrospect Bibiography Index

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Christopher Bertram, Bertram Christopher
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheint: 31.12.2018, verspätet
• EAN: 9781138960244
• ISBN: 978-1-138-96024-4
• Seiten: 240
• Serien: The Routledge Guides to the Great Books; The Routledge Guides to the Great Books
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Philosophie > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Sonstiges; PHILOSOPHY / General, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Political science and theory