Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Paradoxes and interpretations

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John T. Scott
Taylor & Francis, 2006 - Literary Criticism - 387 pages
Bringing together critical assessments of the broad range of Rousseau's thought, with a particular emphasis on his political theory, this systematic collection is an essential resource for both student and scholar.
 

Contents

General Introduction
1
Autobiography
7
Rousseau on Rameau and Revolution
25
The supposed primitivism of Rousseaus Discourse on Inequality
29
The Question of JeanJacques Rousseau
48
The harmony between Rousseaus musical theory
56
Rousseaus happy days
68
An essay on Rousseaus politics
135
164
223
Sparta and the Age of Gold
224
193
245
that dangerous supplement
246
Interpreting Rousseaus paradoxes
272
The accuser and the accused
291
The contrary route
313
the thought of JeanJacques
340

JeanJacques Rousseau and his politics
141
Rousseau
164
Rousseaus bipolarity
193
Reading about Rousseau
207
HUMAN NATURE AND HISTORY
365
Rousseau on the arts and sciences 46
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