| The Virtue of the Citizen: Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Republicanism in the Eighteenth-Century French Context Contributor(s): Manninen, Juha (Other), Kylmäkoski, Merja (Author) |
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ISBN: 3631379439 ISBN-13: 9783631379431 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $80.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - General - History - Philosophy |
| Dewey: 320.944 |
| Series: Europaeische Studien Zur Ideen- Und Wissenschaftsgeschichte |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.58 lbs) 218 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The author examines Jean-Jacques Rousseau's political thought from the angle of classical republicanism. To offer an account of Rousseau's republicanism she explores his idea of the citizen and civic virtues. In addition, eighteenth-century conceptions of luxury and Rousseau's ideas of the patriot and liberty are discussed. Rousseau's republicanism is here considered to stem from his Genevan legacy and his ideas are seen as a critical response to the contemporary ascendancy of the Mandevillean idea of man, which emphasized the values and virtues attached to commerce. |
