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Political Philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Matt Qvortrup
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conservative
constitutionalist
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French Revolution
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Locke
Madison
Montesquieu
political science
revolutionaries
Social Contract

Product details

  • ISBN 9780719065811
  • Weight: 191g
  • Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
  • Publication Date: 04 Dec 2003
  • Publisher: Manchester University Press
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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This exciting new text presents the first overview of Jean Jacques Rousseau's work from a political science perspective. Was Rousseau--the great theorist of the French Revolution--really a conservative? This original study argues that the he was a constitutionalist much closer to Madison, Montesquieu, and Locke than to revolutionaries. Outlining his profound opposition to Godless materialism and revolutionary change, this book finds parallels between Rousseau and Burke, as well as showing how Rousseau developed the first modern theory of nationalism. The book presents an integrated political analysis of Rousseau's educational, ethical, religious and political writings, and will be essential reading for students of politics, philosophy and the history of ideas.

An electronic edition of this book is freely available under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND) licence.
About Matt Qvortrup
Professor Matt Qvortrup is Chair of Politics at The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen and an adjunct Professor of Political Science at the University of New South Wales, Sydney

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