Rousseau and Freedom - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 110740486X ISBN 13: 9781107404861

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Debates about freedom, an ideal continually contested, were first set out in their modern version by the eighteenth-century French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. His ideas and analyses were taken up during the philosophical enlightenment, often invoked during the French Revolution, and still resonate in contemporary discussions of freedom. This volume, first published in 2010, examines Rousseau's many approaches to the concept of freedom, in the context of his thought on literature, religion, music, theater, women, the body, and the arts. Its expert contributors cross disciplinary frontiers to develop thought-provoking new angles on Rousseau's thought. By taking freedom as the guiding principle of their analysis, the essays form a cohesive account of Rousseau's writings.

About this title

Book Description:

This 2010 volume examines Rousseau's many approaches to the concept of freedom, in the context of his thought on literature, religion, music, theater, women, the body and the arts. By taking freedom as the guiding principle of their analysis, the essays in this book form a cohesive account of Rousseau's writings.

About the Author:

Christie McDonald is Smith Professor of French Language and Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University.

Stanley Hoffmann is Paul and Catherine Buttenweiser University Professor in the Department of Government at Harvard University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 110740486X
• ISBN 13: 9781107404861
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 326
• Editor: McDonald Christie