{"product_id":"the-general-will-the-evolution-of-a-concept-hardback-9781107057012","title":"The General Will; The Evolution of a Concept (Hardback) 9781107057012","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe General Will\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Evolution of a Concept\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIncludes essays by prominent political theorists and philosophers that trace the evolution of the general will from the seventeenth to the twentieth century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames Farr (Edited by), David Lay Williams (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107057012, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 16 February 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e535 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 2.8 cm, 0.86 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'Farr and Williams have given us the definitive volume on the history of the concept of the general will. Building on Patrick Riley's groundbreaking work, this distinguished group of scholars traces the concept from its earliest use in theological debate, through the early modern period, to its classic expression in the work of Rousseau, and then beyond Rousseau to modern contractarians. The General Will is essential reading for political theorists, philosophers and historians of ideas.' Elisabeth Ellis, University of Otago\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAlthough it originated in theological debates, the general will ultimately became one of the most celebrated and denigrated concepts emerging from early modern political thought. Jean-Jacques Rousseau made it the central element of his political theory, and it took on a life of its own during the French Revolution, before being subjected to generations of embrace or opprobrium. James Farr and David Lay Williams have collected for the first time a set of essays that track the evolving history of the general will from its origins to recent times. The General Will: The Evolution of a Concept discusses the general will's theological, political, formal, and substantive dimensions with a careful eye toward the concept's virtues and limitations as understood by its expositors and critics, among them Arnauld, Pascal, Malebranche, Leibniz, Locke, Spinoza, Montesquieu, Kant, Constant, Tocqueville, Adam Smith and John Rawls.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. The General Will before Rousseau: 1. The general will before Rousseau: the contributions of Arnauld, Pascal, Malebranche, Bayle, and Bossuet Patrick Riley\u003cbr\u003e 2. Malebranche's shadow: divine providence and general will in the Leibniz-Arnauld correspondence Steven Nadler\u003cbr\u003e 3. Locke's ideas, Rousseau's principles, and the general will James Farr\u003cbr\u003e 4. Spinoza and the general will David Lay Williams\u003cbr\u003e 5. Freedom, sovereignty, and the general will in Montesquieu Sharon R. Krause\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Prehistory of the General Will: 6. Rethinking Rousseau's tyranny of orators: Cicero's On Duties and the beauty of true glory Daniel J. Kapust\u003cbr\u003e 7. An American general will?: 'The bond of brotherly affection' in New England Andrew R. Murphy\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The General Will in Rousseau: 8. The substantive elements of Rousseau's general will David Lay Williams\u003cbr\u003e 9. Justice, beneficence, and boundaries: Rousseau and the paradox of generality Richard Boyd\u003cbr\u003e 10. On the general will of humanity: global connections in Rousseau's political thought Sankar Muthu\u003cbr\u003e 11. The general will in Rousseau and after Rousseau Tracy B. Strong\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. The General Will after Rousseau: 12. Kant on the general will Patrick Riley\u003cbr\u003e 13. The general will after Rousseau: Smith and Rousseau on sociability and inequality Shannon Stimson\u003cbr\u003e 14. Benjamin Constant's liberalism and the political theology of the general will Bryan Garsten\u003cbr\u003e 15. The general will after Rousseau: the case of Tocqueville Michael Locke McLendon\u003cbr\u003e 16. Rawls on Rousseau and the general will Christopher Brooke.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political ideologies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political ideologies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20ideologies%20%5BJPF%5D%22\"\u003eJPF\u003c\/a\u003e], 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], Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e], Social \u0026amp; political philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; political philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20political%20philosophy%20%5BHPS%5D%22\"\u003eHPS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005537997080,"sku":"9781107057012","price":117.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107057012i_c07cac50-34bc-408c-a731-bae1a2712e3f.jpg?v=1691361661","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-general-will-the-evolution-of-a-concept-hardback-9781107057012","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}