Author: Jonathan MarksPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521850698
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Perfection and Disharmony in the Thought of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Author: Jonathan MarksPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521850698
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Publisher description
Perfection and Disharmony in the Thought of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Author: Jonathan MarksPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781139446570
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
In Perfection and Disharmony in the Thought of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Jonathan Marks offers an interpretation of the philosopher's thought and its place in the contemporary debate between liberals and communitarians. Against prevailing views, he argues that Rousseau's thought revolves around the natural perfection of a naturally disharmonious being. At the foundation of Rousseau's thought he finds a natural teleology that takes account of and seeks to harmonize conflicting ends. The Rousseau who emerges from this interpretation is a radical critic of liberalism who is nonetheless more cautious about protecting individual freedom than his milder communitarian successors. Marks elaborates on the challenge that Rousseau poses to liberals and communitarians alike by setting up a dialogue between him and Charles Taylor, one of the most distinguished ethical and political theorists at work today.
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Author: Jean-Jacques RousseauPublisher: Deep and Deep Publications
ISBN: 9788171007530
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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The Essential Writings of Rousseau
Author: Jean-Jacques RousseauPublisher: Modern Library
ISBN: 067964539X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 560
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Newly translated by Peter Constantine Edited and with an Introduction by Leo Damrosch The Essential Writings of Rousseau collects the best and most indispensable work of one of the world’s most influential writers. A towering figure of Enlightenment thought, Jean-Jacques Rousseau was also one of that movement’s most passionate and persuasive critics. His extraordinarily original observations on politics, education, and human nature were provocative in their day and remain resonant more than two hundred years after his death. Rousseau’s 1762 treatise The Social Contract laid intellectual groundwork for both the American and French Revolutions, influencing such figures as Thomas Jefferson. An eloquent writer with profound insight into human psychology, Rousseau also penned one of the most compelling autobiographies ever written—the magisterial Confessions. The entirety of the first three books of that masterpiece along with the complete Social Contract are included in this indispensable volume.
The Living Thoughts of Rousseau
Author: Jean-Jacques RousseauPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 176
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Thoughts of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Author: Jean-Jacques RousseauPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 270
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Selections from the Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Author: Jean-Jacques RousseauPublisher:
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Category : French language
Languages : en
Pages : 82
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The Essential Writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Author: Jean-Jacques RousseauPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 1668
Book Description
This carefully edited Jean-Jacques Rousseau collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Table of Contents: Novels Emile, or On Education New Heloise (An Excerpt) Political Writings The Social Contract Discourse on the Origin of Inequality Among Men Discourse on the Arts and Sciences A Discourse on Political Economy Autobiography Confessions Criticism on Rousseau Rousseau and Romanticism (Irving Babbitt)
Let's Be Reasonable
Author: Jonathan MarksPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691207720
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
A conservative college professor's compelling defense of liberal education Not so long ago, conservative intellectuals such as William F. Buckley Jr. believed universities were worth fighting for. Today, conservatives seem more inclined to burn them down. In Let's Be Reasonable, conservative political theorist and professor Jonathan Marks finds in liberal education an antidote to this despair, arguing that the true purpose of college is to encourage people to be reasonable—and revealing why the health of our democracy is at stake. Drawing on the ideas of John Locke and other thinkers, Marks presents the case for why, now more than ever, conservatives must not give up on higher education. He recognizes that professors and administrators frequently adopt the language and priorities of the left, but he explains why conservative nightmare visions of liberal persecution and indoctrination bear little resemblance to what actually goes on in college classrooms. Marks examines why advocates for liberal education struggle to offer a coherent defense of themselves against their conservative critics, and demonstrates why such a defense must rest on the cultivation of reason and of pride in being reasonable. More than just a campus battlefield guide, Let's Be Reasonable recovers what is truly liberal about liberal education—the ability to reason for oneself and with others—and shows why the liberally educated person considers reason to be more than just a tool for scoring political points.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Human nature and history
Author: John T. ScottPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780415350853
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
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.