Jean-Jacques Rousseau

by Joseph R. Reisert

Scholars have long debated the contribution Rousseau has made to political thought. Is he a theorist of radical individualism, a reactionary advocate for authoritarianism, or just a brilliantly paradoxical but ultimately incoherent controversialist? In the first book devoted to discussion of Rousseau's conception of virtue, Joseph R. Reisert argues that Rousseau's work offers a coherent political theory that both complements and challenges key...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801440963
• ISBN13: 9780801440960
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher