Rousseau and Revolution
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Rousseau and Revolution
By (Author) Holger Ross Lauritsen
Edited by Professor Mikkel Thorup
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Continuum Publishing Corporation
14th July 2011
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Philosophical traditions and schools of thought
Political science and theory
Revolutionary groups and movements
321.094
Physical Properties
Hardback
224
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
Description
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.
Author Bio
Holger Ross Lauritsen is a PhD Fellow at the Institute of Philosophy and the History of Ideas, University of Aarhus, Denmark.
Mikkel Thorup is Associate Professor at the Institute of Philosophy and the History of Ideas, University of Aarhus, Denmark. His previous publications include An Intellectual History of Terror: War, Violence and the State (Routledge, 2010).
