{"product_id":"jean-jacques-rousseau-fundamental-political-writings-paperback","title":"Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Fundamental Political Writings - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJean-Jacques Rousseau\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMatthew W. Maguire\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDavid Lay Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis classroom edition includes \u003cem\u003eOn the Social Contract\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eDiscourse on the Sciences and the Arts\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eDiscourse on the Origins of Inequality\u003c\/em\u003e, and the Preface to \u003cem\u003eNarcissus\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach text has been newly translated and includes a full complement of explanatory notes. The editors' introduction offers students diverse points of entry into some of the distinctive possibilities and challenges of each of these fundamental texts, as well as an introduction to Rousseau's life and historical situation. The volume also includes annotated appendices that help students to explore the origins and influences of Rousseau's work, including excerpts from Hobbes, Pascal, Descartes, Mandeville, Diderot, Voltaire, Madame de Staël, Benjamin Constant, Joseph de Maistre, Kant, Hegel, and Engels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis classroom edition includes \u003cem\u003eOn the Social Contract\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eDiscourse on the Sciences and the Arts\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eDiscourse on the Origins of Inequality\u003c\/em\u003e, and the Preface to \u003cem\u003eNarcissus\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach text has been newly translated and includes a full complement of explanatory notes. The editors' introduction offers students diverse points of entry into some of the distinctive possibilities and challenges of each of these fundamental texts, as well as an introduction to Rousseau's life and historical situation. The volume also includes annotated appendices that help students to explore the origins and influences of Rousseau's work, including excerpts from Hobbes, Pascal, Descartes, Mandeville, Diderot, Voltaire, Madame de Staël, Benjamin Constant, Joseph de Maistre, Kant, Hegel, and Engels. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatthew W. Maguire\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of History and Catholic Studies at DePaul University. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Conversion of the Imagination: From Pascal through Rousseau to Tocqueville (2006) and Carnal Spirit: The Revolutions of Charles Péguy\u003c\/em\u003e (2018). \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Lay Williams\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Political Science at DePaul University. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eRousseau's Platonic Enlightenment\u003c\/em\u003e (2007) and \u003cem\u003eRousseau's 'Social Contract' An Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e (2014), as well as co-editor of \u003cem\u003eThe General Will: The Evolution of a Concept\u003c\/em\u003e (2015). \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIan Johnston\u003c\/strong\u003e is Emeritus Professor at Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, British Columbia. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 16, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53756849029453,"sku":"9781554812974","price":39.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/YW94VUpvbVI0VlNUaG5qVmFZMFNCZz09.webp?v=1776754586","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/jean-jacques-rousseau-fundamental-political-writings-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}