The social contract ; and the first and second discourses / Jean-Jacques Rousseau ; edited and with an introduction by Susan Dunn ; with essays by Gita May, Robert N. Bellah, David Bromwich, Conor Cruise O'Brien.
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778.; Dunn, Susan, 1945- editor, translator, writer of introduction.; May, Gita, contributor.; Bellah, Robert N. (Robert Neelly), 1927-2013, contributor.; Bromwich, David, 1951- contributor.; O'Brien, Conor Cruise, 1917-2008, contributor.; Crocker, Lester G., translator.; Tozer, Henry J. (Henry John), translator.; Container of (work): Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778. Discours sur les sciences et les arts. English. (Dunn); Container of (work): Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778. Discours sur l'origine et les fondements de l'inégalité parmi les hommes. English. (Crocker); Container of (work): Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778. Du contrat social. English. (Tozer and Dunn)
2002
JC179 .R7 2002eb
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Title
The social contract ; and the first and second discourses / Jean-Jacques Rousseau ; edited and with an introduction by Susan Dunn ; with essays by Gita May, Robert N. Bellah, David Bromwich, Conor Cruise O'Brien.
Uniform Title
Works. Selections. English. 2002
ISBN
9780300129434 (electronic book)
0300129432 (electronic book)
9780300091403 (cloth)
0300091400 (cloth)
9780300091410 (pbk.)
0300091419 (pbk.)
9781281730244
1281730246
9786611730246
6611730249
0300129432 (electronic book)
9780300091403 (cloth)
0300091400 (cloth)
9780300091410 (pbk.)
0300091419 (pbk.)
9781281730244
1281730246
9786611730246
6611730249
Imprint
New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2002.
Language
English
Language Note
English.
Description
1 online resource (315 pages)
Other Standard Identifiers
10.12987/9780300129434 doi
Call Number
JC179 .R7 2002eb
System Control No.
(OCoLC)182530512
Summary
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's ideas about society, culture, and government are pivotal in the history of political thought. His works are as controversial as they are relevant today. This volume brings together three of Rousseau's most important political writings The Social Contract and The First Discourse (Discourse on the Sciences and Arts) and The Second Discourse (Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality) and presents essays by major scholars that shed light on the dimensions and implications of these texts. Susan Dunn's introductory essay underlines the unity of Rousseau's political thought and explains why his ideas influenced Jacobin revolutionaries in France but repelled American revolutionaries across the ocean. Gita May's essay discusses Rousseau as cultural critic. Robert N. Bellah explores Rousseau's attempt to resolve the tension between the individual's desire for freedom and the obligations that society imposes. David Bromwich analyzes Rousseau as a psychologist of the human self. And Conor Cruise O'Brien takes on the noxious, "deranged" Rousseau, excoriated by Edmund Burke but admired by Robespierre and Thomas Jefferson. Written from different, even opposing perspectives, these lucid essays convey a sense of the vital and contentious debate surrounding Rousseau and his legacy. For this edition Susan Dunn has provided a new translation of the Discourse on the Sciences and Arts and has revised a previously published translation of The Social Contract
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction : Rousseau's political triptych / Susan Dunn
Chronology of Rousseau's life. The first discourse : Discourse on the sciences and arts ; The second discourse : Discourse on the origin and foundations of inequality among mankind ; The social contract
Rethinking The first and second discourses and The social contract. Rousseau, cultural critic / Gita May ; Rousseau on society and the individual / Robert N. Bellah ; Rousseau and the self without property / David Browmich ; Rousseau, Robespierre, Burke, Jefferson, and the French revolution / Conor Cruise O'Brien.
Chronology of Rousseau's life. The first discourse : Discourse on the sciences and arts ; The second discourse : Discourse on the origin and foundations of inequality among mankind ; The social contract
Rethinking The first and second discourses and The social contract. Rousseau, cultural critic / Gita May ; Rousseau on society and the individual / Robert N. Bellah ; Rousseau and the self without property / David Browmich ; Rousseau, Robespierre, Burke, Jefferson, and the French revolution / Conor Cruise O'Brien.
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Added Author
Dunn, Susan, 1945- editor, translator, writer of introduction.
May, Gita, contributor.
Bellah, Robert N. (Robert Neelly), 1927-2013, contributor.
Bromwich, David, 1951- contributor.
O'Brien, Conor Cruise, 1917-2008, contributor.
Crocker, Lester G., translator.
Tozer, Henry J. (Henry John), translator.
Container of (work): Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778. Discours sur les sciences et les arts. English. (Dunn)
Container of (work): Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778. Discours sur l'origine et les fondements de l'inégalité parmi les hommes. English. (Crocker)
Container of (work): Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778. Du contrat social. English. (Tozer and Dunn)
May, Gita, contributor.
Bellah, Robert N. (Robert Neelly), 1927-2013, contributor.
Bromwich, David, 1951- contributor.
O'Brien, Conor Cruise, 1917-2008, contributor.
Crocker, Lester G., translator.
Tozer, Henry J. (Henry John), translator.
Container of (work): Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778. Discours sur les sciences et les arts. English. (Dunn)
Container of (work): Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778. Discours sur l'origine et les fondements de l'inégalité parmi les hommes. English. (Crocker)
Container of (work): Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778. Du contrat social. English. (Tozer and Dunn)
Series
Rethinking the Western tradition.
Includes
Container of (work): Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778. Discours sur les sciences et les arts. English. (Dunn)
Container of (work): Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778. Discours sur l'origine et les fondements de l'inégalité parmi les hommes. English. (Crocker)
Container of (work): Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778. Du contrat social. English. (Tozer and Dunn)
Container of (work): Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778. Discours sur l'origine et les fondements de l'inégalité parmi les hommes. English. (Crocker)
Container of (work): Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778. Du contrat social. English. (Tozer and Dunn)
Available in Other Form
Print version: Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778. Selections. English. 2002. Social contract. New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2002
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