The Political Philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau by Matt Qvortrup

The Political Philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau by Matt Qvortrup

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. -- .

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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ISBN 13	9780719065811
ISBN 10	071906581X
Title	The Political Philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Author	Matt Qvortrup
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Manchester University Press
Year published	2003-12-04
Number of pages	160
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