ROUSSEAU AND REVOLUTION by Mikkel Thorup (Editor), Holger Ross Lauritsen (Editor) ( 9781441128973 )

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ROUSSEAU AND REVOLUTION

By:

Mikkel Thorup (Editor), Holger Ross Lauritsen (Editor)

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CONTINUUM PUBLISHING CORPORATION

Pub. date:

1 July, 2011

Series:

Continuum Studies in Political Philosophy

Pages:

224

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The political philosophy of the 18th century philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau has long been associated with the dramatic events of the French Revolution. This book examines the connection between Rousseau's thought and the revolutionary traditions of modern Europe.

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The political philosophy of the 18th century philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau has long been associated with the dramatic events of the French Revolution. In this book, an international team of scholars has been brought together to examine the connection between Rousseaus thought and the revolutionary traditions of modern Europe. The book explores Rousseaus own conceptions of violence and revolution in contrast to those of other thinkers such as Hegel and Fanon and in connection with his ideas on democracy. Historical analyses also consider Rousseaus thinking in light of the French Revolution in particular and the European revolutions that have followed it. Across the eleven chapters the book also touches on such issues as citizenship, activism, terrorism and the State. In doing so, the book reveals Rousseau to be an important source of insight into contemporary political problems.

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