Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Rousseau and the Social Contract

ISBN-13: 9780415201988 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 224 str.

Christopher Bertram;Christopher Bertram; C. Bertram

Opis

Rousseau's Social Contract is one of the most famous books in political philosophy. It has inspired and influenced moral and political thought since publication and is widely studied for this reason. This guide takes a thematic look at the text, discussing and examining ideas in the context of the time and their implications for future philosophical and political thought. It assesses Rousseau's life and the background of the Social Contract, the ideas that arise in the text and the continuing relevance of Rousseau's work to contemporary philosophy.

Recenzje

'Bertram gives us an insightful account of Rousseau’s character, an exemplary and charitable commentary on the Social Contract, and a brief but lucid account of his influence on later thinkers... a book which we should read and for which we should give thanks.'  - Tony Lynch, Australian Journal of Political Science

Spis treści

Introduction 1. Rousseau the Man 2. Human Nature and Moral Psychology 3. Man is Born Free 4. False Theories of the Body Politic 5. The Social Pact and Property 6. Sovereignty and the General Will 7. The Lawgiver: Culture and Morality 8. Government and Sovereign 9. Civil Religion 10. The Social Contract in Retrospect Bibiography Index The Lawgiver: Culture and Morality

O autorze

Christopher Bertram is senior lecturer of philosophy at Bristol University and has written for many journals in the political philosophy area.