Instinct and intimacy : political philosophy and autobiography in Rousseau

Instinct and intimacy : political philosophy and autobiography in Rousseau / Margaret Ogrodnick.

"Drawing on his autobiographies, Margaret Ogrodnick analyses Jean-Jacques Rousseau's role as a theorist of the modern self, tracing the implications for his political thought. In elucidating the corresponding images in his autobiographical and philosophical works, the book attends especial...

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Main Author: Ogrodnick, Margaret, 1956- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, ©1999.
Subjects:
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, > 1712-1778 > Contributions in political science.
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, > 1712-1778.
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, > 1712-1778
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques > Politik und Gesellschaft.
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques > Autobiographie.
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques.
Autobiography.
autobiography (genre)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
Autobiography
Political science
Politische Philosophie
Electronic books.
e-books.
Livres numériques.
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Table of Contents:
  • The modern self in Rousseau
  • Political philosophy and the introspective psyche
  • Woman, sexuality, and intimate society
  • Autonomy and extension in political relations
  • Independence and the general will
  • Compassion, innocence, and the state
  • Private and public realms.

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