Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) was hailed by Claude Levi-Strauss as "the founder of the sciences of man". This collection of fourteen classic papers devoted to his work addresses the points of intersection between the moral and the political, the personal and the social. The volume is divided into five parts: The Critique of Progress and the Speculative Anthropology, The Naturalizing of Natural Law, The General Will and Totalitarianism, Anticipations of Game Theory and Strategies of Redemption. The articles are accompanied by an extensive, detailed introduction by the editor along with a selective bibliography.

About the Author
Timothy O'Hagan is Professor in the Department of Philosophy, University of East Anglia, UK. He is author of Rousseau (Routledge, Arguments of the Philosophers, 1999, 2003).


Book Information
ISBN 9780754627173
Author Timothy O'Hagan
Format Hardback
Page Count 412
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 920g