From the Publisher: One of the most profound thinkers of modern history, Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78) was a central figure of the European Enlightenment. He was also its most formidable critic, condemning the political, economic, theological, and sexual trappings of civilization along lines that...

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1. Verfasser:	Wokler, Robert 1942-2006 (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Oxford Oxford Univ. Press 2001
Ausgabe:	1. publ. as a Very short introduction
Schriftenreihe:	Very short introductions 48
Schlagworte:	Rousseau, Jean-Jacques <1712-1778> > Criticism and interpretation Rousseau, Jean-Jacques > 1712-1778 Einführung
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Zusammenfassung:	From the Publisher: One of the most profound thinkers of modern history, Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78) was a central figure of the European Enlightenment. He was also its most formidable critic, condemning the political, economic, theological, and sexual trappings of civilization along lines that would excite the enthusiasm of romantic individualists and radical revolutionaries alike. In this study of Rousseau's life and works, Robert Wolker shows how his philosophy of history, his theories of music and politics, his fiction, educational, and religious writings, and even his botany, were all inspired by revolutionary ideals of mankind's self-realization in a condition of unfettered freedom. He explains how, in regressing to classical republicanism, ancient mythology, direct communication with God, and solitude, Rousseau anticipated some post-modernist rejections of the Enlightenment as well.
Beschreibung:	171 S. Ill.
ISBN:	0192801988 9780192801982