The Autocritique Of Enlightenment - Rousseau And The Philosophes

Hulliung Mark : Mark Hulliung is Professor of History at Brandeis University. Contents Preface Cast of Supporting Characters Introduction: Rousseau and the Philosophes CHAPTER ONE: The Virtue of Selfishness CHAPTER TWO: Philosophical History CHAPTER THREE: From Criticism to Self-Criticism CHAPTER FOUR: Three Enemies in One Person CHAPTER FIVE: Generation, Degeneration, Regeneration CHAPTER SIX: Judging Jean-Jacques Conclusion: Posterity Gained and Lost Notes Index This text examines the life and works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Restoring Rousseau to his historical context, the world of the philosophe, it shows how he employed the arsenal of Voltaire, Diderot and others to launch a powerful attack on the philosophe vision of the Enlightenment.