'Céline Spector provides a comprehensive treatment of Rousseau's political thought, dealing with both major and less-known writings. She has mastered both anglophone and francophone scholarship and is particularly helpful in showing Rousseau's place in debates within contemporary political theory.'
Christopher Kelly, Boston College
'Céline Spector is one of the very brightest stars in the firmament of Rousseau scholarship in France today, and it is excellent now to have her new book on his "modern critique of modernity" for English-speaking readers.'
Chris Brooke, University of Cambridge
* Contents
* Acknowledgements
* Abbreviations
* Introduction
* Chapter 1 A modern critique of modernity
* Chapter 2 Popular sovereignty and the general will
* Chapter 3 Political legitimacy and applied politics
* Chapter 4 Morality and education
* Chapter 5 Metaphysics and religion
* Chapter 6 Economic philosophy
* Chapter 7 War and peace
* Chapter 8 After Rousseau
* Conclusion
* Notes
* Bibliography
* Further Reading
* Index
Céline Spector is Professor of Philosophy at Sorbonne University, Paris.