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Rousseau and Revolution, PDF eBook

Rousseau and Revolution PDF

Edited by Holger Ross Lauritsen, Professor Mikkel Thorup

Part of the Continuum Studies in Political Philosophy series

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The political philosophy of the 18th 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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