Rousseau's reader : strategies of persuasion and education / John T. Scott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scott, John T., 1963- author.

Series:

Chicago scholarship online.

Chicago scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778--Political and social views.

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques.

Philosophy, French--18th century.

Philosophy, French.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (339 pages)

Place of Publication:

Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2021.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The paradox of Rousseau's thought and his writing is that he must persuade his readers that they are deceived by what they see before their own eyes and that they must learn to see anew. This text investigates the rhetorical and literary strategies Rousseau employs to persuade and educate his reader concerning the central principle of his philosophy.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Abbreviations

Introduction

Chapter 1. Appearance and Reality in the Discourse on the Sciences and the Arts

Chapter 2. Picturing Natural Man in the Discourse on Inequality

Chapter 3. The Education of the Reader in Emile

Chapter 4. The Illustrative Education of Emile

Chapter 5. The Narrative Frame of the “Profession of Faith”

Chapter 6. Reading with Emile and Sophie

Chapter 7. Reading the Social Contract

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2020.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 3, 2020).

ISBN:

9780226689289

022668928X

OCLC:

1151182729