Rousseau's explosive cry for human liberty helped to spark the French Revolution and has haunted our discussions of how we should rule one another ever since - seen as both a blue-print for political terror and as a fundamental statement of democracy. Zobraziť viac
Readership: Students (1st year undergraduates up) of European thought, French studies, social studies, democracy; possibly A-level political science. Zobraziť viac
An exploration of the author's thought as he looks back over his life, searching to justify his actions, to defend himself against his critics and to elaborate upon his philosophy. It describes his sense of isolation from a society he felt had rejected... Zobraziť viac
Arguing that a state's political power should lie with its people, these pieces from TheSocial Contract inspired the French revolution... Zobraziť viac
Readership: Students (1st year undergraduates up) of European thought, French studies, social studies, democracy; possibly A-level political science. Zobraziť viac
"Me voici donc seul sur la terre, n'ayant plus de frere, de prochain, d'ami, de société que moi-meme." Apres le temps des Confessions vient celui des Reveries, ou Jean-Jacques retrouve la plénitude de soi et engage par l'écriture une réflexion sur l'... Zobraziť viac
