Perfection and Disharmony in the Thought of Jean-Jacques Rousseau

by Jonathan Marks

Book Overview

In Perfection and Disharmony in the Thought of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Jonathan Marks offers a new intepretation 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521174228
• ISBN13: 9780521174220
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"