000 01269cam a2200169 i 4500
020 _a9781107018280
082 0 0 _a194
_bCHA
245 1 4 _aChallenge of Rousseau
260 _aCambridge
_bCUP
_c2013
300 _axi, 330 pages ;
520 _a"The essays in this volume focus on Rousseau's genuine yet undervalued stature as a philosopher"--
520 _a"Written by prominent scholars of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's philosophy, this collection celebrates the 300th anniversary of Rousseau's birth and the 250th anniversary of the publication of Emile. The depth and systematic character of Rousseau's thought was recognized almost immediately by thinkers such as Kant and Hegel, yet debate continues over the degree to which Rousseau's legacy is the result of poetic, literary, or rhetorical genius, rather than of philosophic rigor or profundity. The authors focus on Rousseau's genuine yet undervalued stature as a philosopher. This collection includes essays that develop some of the complex problems Rousseau treated so radically and profoundly, as well as essays on the vigorous debates he engaged in with thoughtful contemporaries and predecessors"--
650 7 _aPhilosophy-Political.
700 1 _aGrace, Eve.
700 1 _aKelly, Christopher,
942 _cBK
999 _c37623
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