Man or Citizen by Karen Pagani
Examines the role of anger and forgiveness in the autobiographical, literary, and philosophical works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Argues that for Rousseau, anger is an inevitable outcome of social intercourse, and that forgiveness is central to his understanding of subjectivity and hence of moral and political action.“This intelligent, original, and thought-provoking study offers a fresh understanding of Rousseau’s moral and political philosophy from the specific angle of forgiveness”
—Laurence Mall, University of Illinois
“A lucid, illuminating contribution to research on the history of modern attitudes towards sentiment and emotion.”
—Jason Neidleman French Studies
“While Rousseau’s conception of natural pity has been the focus of numerous studies attending to issues in his social and political thought, neither anger nor forgiveness has been explored in any great depth. Man or Citizen engages with all the important primary and secondary sources and moves nicely between fiction, autobiography, and social and political texts.”
—Julia Simon, author of Rousseau Among the Moderns
“A well-researched and clearly written study, of interest to scholars of Rousseau, political theory, philosophy, and literature.”
—XVIII New Perspectives on the Eighteenth Century
Karen Pagani is Assistant Professor of French and Italian at the University of Texas at Austin.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780271065915 |
| ISBN 10 | 0271065915 |
| Title | Man or Citizen |
| Author | Karen Pagani |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pennsylvania State University Press |
| Year published | 2017-02-15 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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