The Natural Goodness of Man: On the System of Rousseau's Thought

by Arthur M. Melzer

Book Overview

The true key to all the perplexities of the human condition, Rousseau boldly claims, is the "natural goodness of man." It is also the key to his own notoriously contradictory writings, which, he insists, are actually the disassembled parts of a rigorous philosophical system rooted in that fundamental principle. What if this problematic claim-so often repeated, but as often dismissed-were resolutely followed and explored?

Arthur M. Melzer adopts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226519791
• ISBN13: 9780226519791
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"