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by Matt Qvortrup


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This exciting new text presents the first overview of Jean Jacques Rousseau's work from a political science perspective. Was Rousseau--the great theorist of the French Revolution--really a conservative? This original study argues that the he was a constitutionalist much closer to Madison, Montesquieu, and Locke than to revolutionaries. Outlining his profound opposition to Godless materialism and revolutionary change, this book finds parallels between Rousseau and Burke, as well as showing how Rousseau developed the first modern theory of nationalism. The book presents an integrated political analysis of Rousseau's educational, ethical, religious and political writings, and will be essential reading for students of politics, philosophy and the history of ideas.

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This exciting new text presents the first overview of Jean Jacques Rousseau's work from a political science perspective. Was Rousseau--the great theorist of the French Revolution--really a conservative? This original study argues that the he was a constitutionalist much closer to Madison, Montesquieu, and Locke than to revolutionaries. Outlining his profound opposition to Godless materialism and revolutionary change, this book finds parallels between Rousseau and Burke, as well as showing how Rousseau developed the first modern theory of nationalism. The book presents an integrated political analysis of Rousseau's educational, ethical, religious and political writings, and will be essential reading for students of politics, philosophy and the history of ideas.

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  • Title The Political Philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau: The Impossibilty of Reason
  • Author Matt Qvortrup
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 135
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Manchester University Press, Manchester
  • Date 2003-12-04
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780719065811 / 071906581X
  • Weight 0.47 lbs (0.21 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.6 x 5.44 x 0.52 in (21.84 x 13.82 x 1.32 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Western Europe
  • Library of Congress subjects Rousseau, Jean-Jacques - Influence, Rousseau, Jean-Jacques - Contributions in
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003065122
  • Dewey Decimal Code 320.092

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About the author


Mads Qvortrup taught for several years at the London School of Economics. A Research Director and Senior Fellow at the Initiative and Referendum Institute, Washington DC, he is also a senior advisor to the British Government
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