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Modernity and Authenticity: A Study of the Social and Ethical Thought of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (SUNY Series in Social and Political Thought) - Softcover

Ferrara, Alessandro

 
9780791412367: Modernity and Authenticity: A Study of the Social and Ethical Thought of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (SUNY Series in Social and Political Thought)

Synopsis

This study on the contemporary relevance of Rousseau's ethical and social thought, the "ethic of authenticity," responds to the tensions of modern morality and rivals the answers generated by the more mainstream tradition of the "ethic of autonomy."

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About the Author

Alessandro Ferrara is Professor of Sociology at the University of Rome.

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