The political philosophy of the 18 th century philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau has long been associated with the dramatic events of the French Revolution. In this book, an international team of scholars has been brought together to examine the connection between Rousseau's thought and the revolutionary traditions of modern Europe.

The book explores Rousseau's own conceptions of violence and revolution in contrast to those of other thinkers such as Hegel and Fanon and in connection with his ideas on democracy. Historical analyses also consider Rousseau's thinking in light of the French Revolution in particular and the European revolutions that have followed it. Across the eleven chapters the book also touches on such issues as citizenship, activism, terrorism and the State. In doing so, the book reveals Rousseau to be an important source of insight into contemporary political problems.

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Information

Publisher

Continuum

Year

2011

ISBN

9781441164131

Edition

Topic

Philosophy

Subtopic

Political Philosophy

Cover
Half-title
Title
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part One Democracy and Violence
Chapter 1 Why Rousseau Mistrusts Revolutions: Rousseau’s Paradoxical Conservatism
Chapter 2 The General Will and National Consciousness: Radical Requirements of Democratic Legitimacy in the Writing of Rousseau and Fanon
Chapter 3 Rousseau and the Terror: A Reassessment
Chapter 4 Arbitrariness and Freedom: Hegel on Rousseau and Revolution
Part Two Philosophy and Political Change
Chapter 5 Reverse Revolution: The Paradox of Rousseau’s Authorship
Chapter 6 The General Will between Conservation and Revolution
Chapter 7 Rousseau and Revolution in the Making of a Modern Political Culture: Denmark 1750–1850
Part Three Revolution and History
Chapter 8 Creation, Destruction and Continuity of Order
Chapter 9 Rousseau and the Revolutions of the Earth: Remarks on a Natural Metaphor
Chapter 10 The Revolutionary Return of the Orator: Public Space and the Spoken Word in the Work of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Chapter 11 Rousseau, the Revolution and the Republic
Bibliography
Index