Although it originated in theological debates, the general will ultimately became one of the most celebrated and denigrated concepts emerging from early modern political thought. Jean-Jacques Rousseau made it the central element of his political theory, and it took on a life of its own during the French Revolution, before being subjected to generations of embrace or opprobrium. James Farr and David Lay Williams have collected for the first time a set of essays that track the evolving history of the general will from its origins to recent times. The General Will: The Evolution of a Concept...
Although it originated in theological debates, the general will ultimately became one of the most celebrated and denigrated concepts emerging from ear...
When it first appeared three decades ago, Raymond Seidelman's provocative study of the history of political science both attracted a great deal of attention and generated vibrant controversy. Where prior studies of the history of political science had concentrated on the evolution of the scientific study of politics, Seidelman placed his focus on the tenuous relationship between the scientific study of politics and the real world of American democracy. Examining paired sets of political science luminaries over a century, he finds recurrent hopes that a "science of politics" can be a "science...
When it first appeared three decades ago, Raymond Seidelman's provocative study of the history of political science both attracted a great deal of att...
Offers the latest contextual and biographical scholarship with innovative interpretations and is supplemented by the first and latest English translations.
Offers the latest contextual and biographical scholarship with innovative interpretations and is supplemented by the first and latest English translat...
