Mass Enlightenment uncovers the tensions and contradictions associated with the rise of capitalism and mass culture as they were already making themselves felt during the second half of the eighteenth century and shows that the works of Rousseau and Diderot display a manifest awareness of the negative side of "enlightenment" and "progress." Simon explores the themes of individual freedom and moral autonomy, the growth of a consumer market, alienated social relations, the split between the public and private spheres, and the appearance of commodification as they are articulated in the writings...
Mass Enlightenment uncovers the tensions and contradictions associated with the rise of capitalism and mass culture as they were already making themse...
Renowned for his influence as a political philosopher, a writer, and an autobiographer, Jean-Jacques Rousseau is known also for his lifelong interest in music. He composed operas and other musical pieces, invented a system of numbered musical notation, engaged in public debates about music, and wrote at length about musical theory. Critical analysis of Rousseau's work in music has been principally the domain of musicologists, rarely involving the work of scholars of political theory or literary studies. In Rousseau Among the Moderns, Julia Simon puts forth fresh interpretations of...
Renowned for his influence as a political philosopher, a writer, and an autobiographer, Jean-Jacques Rousseau is known also for his lifelong intere...
Der Arabische Fruhling wird haufig als Zasur nicht nur fur die Region, sondern auch fur die euro-mediterranen Beziehungen wahrgenommen, nach der sich vermeintlich "alles" anderte. Annette Junemann und Julia Simon stellen diese Annahme in Zweifel und untersuchen, welche zentralen Determinanten die Mittelmeerpolitik der Europaischen Union (EU) seit den 1990er Jahren bestimmten. Von diesen Determinanten leiten die Autorinnen Erklarungsansatze fur das normative wie realpolitische Versagen der EU ab. In einem zweiten Schritt analysieren sie die Reaktionen der EU auf die Umbruche in ihrer...
Der Arabische Fruhling wird haufig als Zasur nicht nur fur die Region, sondern auch fur die euro-mediterranen Beziehungen wahrgenommen, nach de...
Renowned for his influence as a political philosopher, a writer, and an autobiographer, Jean-Jacques Rousseau is known also for his lifelong interest in music. He composed operas and other musical pieces, invented a system of numbered musical notation, engaged in public debates about music, and wrote at length about musical theory. Critical analysis of Rousseau's work in music has been principally the domain of musicologists, rarely involving the work of scholars of political theory or literary studies. In Rousseau Among the Moderns, Julia Simon puts forth fresh interpretations of...
Renowned for his influence as a political philosopher, a writer, and an autobiographer, Jean-Jacques Rousseau is known also for his lifelong intere...
