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Rousseau : a very short introduction / Robert Wokler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wokler, Robert, 1942-2006.
- Series:
- Very short introductions ; 48.
- Very short introductions ; 48
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778--Criticism and interpretation.
- Rousseau, Jean-Jacques.
- Philosophers--Switzerland.
- Philosophers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (171 pages) : illustrations, facsimiles, music, portraits.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
- Summary:
- In this study of Rousseau's life and works, across a range of disciplines, Robert Wokler shows how his thinking and writing were all inspired by an ideal of mankind's self-realization in a condition of unfettered freedom.
- Contents:
- 1 The life and times of a citizen of Geneva
- 2 Culture, music, and the corruption of morals
- 3 Human nature and civil society
- 4 Liberty, virtue, and citizenship
- 5 Religion, education, and sexuality
- 6 Vagabond reverie
- Further reading
- Index.
- Notes:
- Originally published: 1995.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-159) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-76973-8
- 9786611769734
- 0-19-153899-X
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