Rousseau : a very short introduction / Robert Wokler.
From the Publisher: One of the most profound thinkers of modern history, Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78) was a central figure of the European Enlightenment. He was also its most formidable critic, condemning the political, economic, theological, and sexual trappings of civilization along lines that...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2001.
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| Series: | Very short introductions ;
48. |
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information Oxford Very Short Introductions |
| Summary: | From the Publisher: One of the most profound thinkers of modern history, Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78) was a central figure of the European Enlightenment. He was also its most formidable critic, condemning the political, economic, theological, and sexual trappings of civilization along lines that would excite the enthusiasm of romantic individualists and radical revolutionaries alike. In this study of Rousseau's life and works, Robert Wolker shows how his philosophy of history, his theories of music and politics, his fiction, educational, and religious writings, and even his botany, were all inspired by revolutionary ideals of mankind's self-realization in a condition of unfettered freedom. He explains how, in regressing to classical republicanism, ancient mythology, direct communication with God, and solitude, Rousseau anticipated some post-modernist rejections of the Enlightenment as well. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (171 pages) : illustrations, portraits. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 019153899X 0191775479 1281769738 9780191538995 9780191775475 9781281769732 |