Jean-Jacques Rousseau (International Library of Essays in the History of Social and Political Thought)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) was hailed by Claude Lévi-Strauss as "the founder of the sciences of man". This collection of fourteen classic papers devoted to his work addresses the points of intersection between the moral and the political, the personal and the social. The volume is divided into five parts: The Critique of Progress and the Speculative Anthropology, The Naturalizing of Natural Law, The General Will and Totalitarianism, Anticipations of Game Theory and Strategies of Redemption. The articles are accompanied by an extensive, detailed introduction by the editor along with a selective bibliography. 1. Rousseau On The Arts And Sciences / Victor Gourevitch -- 2. Founder Of The Sciences Of The Man / Claude Levi-strauss And Jean-jacques Rousseau -- 3. The Crisis Of Modern Natural Right / Leo Strauss -- 4. Rousseau's Moral Realism: Replacing Natural Law With The General Will / Arthur M. Melzer -- 5. The Relation Of Rousseau's Second Discours And The Control Social / Lester G. Crocker -- 6. Reflections On Rousseau: Autonomy And Democracy / Joshua Cohen -- 7. Rousseau's General Will And The Problem Of Consent / W. T. Jones -- 8. Rousseau's Two Concepts Of Liberty / Robert Wokler -- 9. Individuals In Society: Rousseau's Republican Vision / John Hope Mason -- 10. Freedom, Dependence, And The General Will / Frederick Neuhouser -- 11. Games, Justice And The General Will / W. G. Runciman And Amartya K. Sen -- 12. The Stag Hunt / Brian Skyrms -- 13. The Antidote In The Poison: The Thought Of Jean-jacques Rousseau / Jean Starobinski -- 14. Making Jean-jacques / David Gauthier. Edited By Timothy O'hagan. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) was hailed by Claude Levi-Strauss as "the founder of the sciences of man". This collection of fourteen classic papers devoted to his work addresses the points of intersection between the moral and the political, the personal and the social. The articles are accompanied by an extensive, detailed introduction by the editor along with a selective bibliography.