The Cambridge Companion to Rousseau (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)

Rousseau, the great political theorist and philosopher of education, was an important forerunner of the French Revolution, though his thought was too nuanced and subtle ever to serve as mere ideology. This is the only volume that systematically surveys the full range of Rousseau's activities in politics and education, psychology, anthropology, religion, music, and theater. New readers will find this the most convenient and accessible guide to Rousseau currently available, while advanced students and specialists will find a conspectus of recent developments in the interpretation of Rousseau. Introduction: Life And Works Of Jean-jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) / Patrick Riley -- A General Overview / George Armstrong Kelly -- Rousseau, Voltaire, And The Revenge Of Pascal / Mark Hulliung -- Rousseau, Fénelon, And The Quarrel Between The Ancients And The Moderns / Patrick Riley -- Rousseau's Political Philosophy: Stoic And Augustinian Origins / Christopher Brooke -- Rousseau's General Will / Patrick Riley -- Rousseau's Images Of Authority (especially In La Nouvelle Héloïse) / Judith N. Shklar -- The Religious Thought / Victor Gourevitch -- Émile: Learning To Be Men, Women, And Citizens / Geraint Parry -- Émile: Nature And The Education Of Sophie / Susan Meld Shell -- Rousseau's Confessions / Christopher Kelly -- Music, Politics, Theatre, And Representation In Rousseau / C.n. Dugan And Tracy B. Strong -- The Motto Vitam Impendere Vero And The Question Of Lying / Jean Starobinski -- Rousseau's The Levite Of Ephraïm: Synthesis Within A Minor Walk / Thomas Kavanagh -- Ancient Postmodernism In The Philosophy Of Rousseau / Robert Wokler. Edited By Patrick Riley. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 445-449) And Index. Universally regarded as the greatest French political theorist and philosopher of education of the Enlightenment, and probably the greatest French social theorist tout court, Rousseau was an important forerunner of the French Revolution, though his thought was too nuanced and subtle ever to serve as mere ideology. This is the only volume that systematically surveys the full range of Rousseau's activities in politics and education, psychology, anthropology, religion, music, and theater. Universally regarded as the greatest French political theorist and philosopher of education of the Enlightenment, and probably the greatest French social theorist tout court, Rousseau was an important forerunner of the French Revolution, though his thought was too nuanced and subtle ever to serve as mere ideology. This 2001 volume systematically surveys the full range of Rousseau's activities in politics and education, psychology, anthropology, religion, music and theater Each volume in this series of companions to major philosophers contains specifically commissioned essays by an international team of scholars, together with a substantial bibliography, and will serve as a reference work for students and non-specialists. One aim of the series is to dispel the intimidation such readers often feel when faced with the work of a difficult and challenging thinker