“John T. Scott is one of the preeminent Rousseau scholars in the world, and he exhibits his expertise here. This new translation is in every particular superb: faithful to the French, albeit not mulishly so; and stylishly readable. Indeed, I think it combines these two qualities better than any other English translation that currently exists. Also, Scott’s introduction provides a compass to navigate Rousseau’s textual waters that will help both beginner and scholar to reach shore.”—Stuart Warner, Roosevelt University
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–78) was a leading Genevan philosopher and political theorist and one of the key figures of the Enlightenment. John T. Scott is professor of political science at the University of California, Davis; he has edited or translated several volumes on Rousseau and is coauthor of The Philosopher’s Quarrel: Rousseau, Hume, and the Limits of Human Understanding.
Individualist and communitarian. Anarchist and totalitarian. Classicist and romanticist. Progressive and reactionary. Since the eighteenth century, Jean-Jacques Rousseau has been said to be all of these things. Few philosophers have been the subject of as much or as intense debate, yet almost everyone agrees that Rousseau is among the most important and influential thinkers in the history of political philosophy. This new edition of his major political writings, published in the year of the three-hundredth anniversary of his birth, renews attention to the perennial importance of Rousseau’s work.
The book brings together superb new translations by renowned Rousseau scholar John T. Scott of three of Rousseau’s works: the Discourse on the Sciences and Arts, the Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality Among Men, and On the Social Contract. The two discoursesshow Rousseau developing his well-known conception of the natural goodness of man and the problems posed by life in society. With the Social Contract, Rousseau became the first major thinker to argue that democracy is the only legitimate form of political organization. Scott’s extensive introduction enhances our understanding of these foundational writings, providing background information, social and historical context, and guidance for interpreting the works. Throughout, translation and editorial notes clarify ideas and terms that might not be immediately familiar to most readers.
The three works collected in The Major Political Writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau represent an important contribution to eighteenth-century political theory that has exerted an extensive influence on generations of thinkers, beginning with the leaders of the French Revolution and continuing to the present day. The new translations on offer here will be welcomed by a wide readership of both Rousseau scholars and readers with a general interest in political thought.
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The Major Political Writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載
從客觀上來講,盧梭的這部著作使西方社會從以個體“小我”為基本單元的社會結構過度到以社會科學為依據的團體契約形成的“大我”結構,完成瞭西方社會嚮團體和諧發展的方嚮挺進的理論基礎先導的任務。它引領西方社會高速發展,在區區200多年間,完成瞭一個又一個跨越——以本書...
評分從客觀上來講,盧梭的這部著作使西方社會從以個體“小我”為基本單元的社會結構過度到以社會科學為依據的團體契約形成的“大我”結構,完成瞭西方社會嚮團體和諧發展的方嚮挺進的理論基礎先導的任務。它引領西方社會高速發展,在區區200多年間,完成瞭一個又一個跨越——以本書...
評分這篇書評是我對社會契約論的一個簡單的思路整理和對一些比較有啓示的話的思考。 知識在總是在錯綜復雜的關係中連通著。 1.自由: 盧梭從人的自由開始起論。“人是生而自由的,卻無往不在枷鎖之中,自以為是自由的主人的人,反而比其他一切更是奴隸”。 什麼是自由?一個人...
評分這篇書評是我對社會契約論的一個簡單的思路整理和對一些比較有啓示的話的思考。 知識在總是在錯綜復雜的關係中連通著。 1.自由: 盧梭從人的自由開始起論。“人是生而自由的,卻無往不在枷鎖之中,自以為是自由的主人的人,反而比其他一切更是奴隸”。 什麼是自由?一個人...
評分我曾經覺得盧梭是一個口是心非的人物。之所以給我這樣的感覺,源於他早年的一篇文章《論科學與藝術》。當時第戎學院有奬徵答一個問題,即藝術和科學的復興有沒有改善人們的舉止和道德。盧梭的好友狄德羅建議他迴答“不”,因為這樣的迴答更容易得奬。最後,無論齣於怎樣的動機...
圖書標籤: 盧梭 哲學 啓濛
一塊四毛錢買的標示品相一般實則近乎全新的二手書...不過譯本質量也沒那麼好
評分亂入的一本書。“Discourse on the Sciences and Arts” 前半部分基本重復《胠篋》後半部分討論天纔;"不平等的起源“& Marx& Butler&Anarchism&Fromm; ”Social contract“ & war machine
評分一塊四毛錢買的標示品相一般實則近乎全新的二手書...不過譯本質量也沒那麼好
評分亂入的一本書。“Discourse on the Sciences and Arts” 前半部分基本重復《胠篋》後半部分討論天纔;"不平等的起源“& Marx& Butler&Anarchism&Fromm; ”Social contract“ & war machine
評分亂入的一本書。“Discourse on the Sciences and Arts” 前半部分基本重復《胠篋》後半部分討論天纔;"不平等的起源“& Marx& Butler&Anarchism&Fromm; ”Social contract“ & war machine
The Major Political Writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載