{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-rousseaus-social-contract-hardback-9781108839303","title":"The Cambridge Companion to Rousseau's Social Contract (Hardback) 9781108839303","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Rousseau's Social Contract\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOpens up a masterpiece of political philosophy for a new generation, including influential arguments about justice, equality, and freedom.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Lay Williams (Edited by), Matthew W. Maguire (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108839303, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 22 February 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e384 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 2.6 cm, 0.7 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This book contains fourteen essays on Rousseau's Contrat social, mostly by specialists based in America, with a short Introduction by its two editors. On the whole, it is aimed at English-speaking political theorists rather than scholars of French literature, but this does not mean that the latter cannot benefit enormously from it. … Throughout, there is an attempt to move beyond a certain liberal-egalitarian interpretation of the Contrat social, epitomized by John Rawls, which sees Rousseau as simply providing an abstract template for modern democracy when he in fact foresaw many of its contradictions and is therefore of immense ongoing relevance. This is arguably the most significant of the many achievements of this superb volume.' Nardina Kaur, French Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhat is freedom? What is equality? And what is sovereignty? A foundational text of modern political philosophy, Rousseau's Social Contract has generated much debate and exerted extraordinary influence not only on political thought, but also modern political history, by way of the French Revolution and other political events, ideals, and practices. The Social Contract is regularly studied in undergraduate courses of philosophy, political thought, and modern intellectual history, as well as being the subject of graduate seminars in numerous disciplines. The book inspires an ongoing flow of scholarly articles and monographs. Few texts have offered more influential and important answers to research questions than Rousseau's Social Contract, and in this new Cambridge Companion, a multidisciplinary team of contributors provides new ways to navigate this masterpiece of political philosophy- and its animating questions.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction Matthew W. Maguire and David Lay Williams\u003cbr\u003e 2. 'Every legitimate government is republican': Rousseau's debt to and departure from Montesquieu on republicanism John T. Scott\u003cbr\u003e 3. What if there is no legislator? Rousseau's history of the government of Geneva Christopher Kelly\u003cbr\u003e 4. Rousseau's republican citizenship: the moral psychology of the social contract Robin Douglass\u003cbr\u003e 5. Rousseau's negative liberty: themes of domination and skepticism in the social contract Michael Locke McLendon\u003cbr\u003e 6. Rousseau's ancient ends of legislation: liberty, equality (\u0026amp; fraternity) David Lay Williams\u003cbr\u003e 7. Property and possession in Rousseau's social contract Rafeeq Hasan\u003cbr\u003e 8. Political equality among unequals Melissa Schwartzberg\u003cbr\u003e 9. On the primacy of peoplehood: nations and nationalism in Rousseau's social contract Richard Boyd\u003cbr\u003e 10. Rousseau on voting and electoral laws Alexandra Oprea\u003cbr\u003e 11. Rousseau and the puzzle of the Roman republic Geneviève Rousselière\u003cbr\u003e 12. Rousseau's case against democracy Céline Spector\u003cbr\u003e 13. Rousseau's dilemma or 'of civil religion' Steven B. Smith\u003cbr\u003e 14. Entreating the political: politics and theology in Rousseau's social contract Matthew W. Maguire\u003cbr\u003e 15. Civil religion and political unity: social contract 4.8 Ryan Patrick Hanley.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political science \u0026amp; theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political science \u0026amp; theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20science%20\u0026amp;%20theory%20%5BJPA%5D%22\"\u003eJPA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52417738342680,"sku":"9781108839303","price":78.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781108839303i.jpg?v=1784505706","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-rousseaus-social-contract-hardback-9781108839303","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}