This book studies a central but hitherto neglected aspect of Rousseau's political thought: the concept of social order and its implications for the ideal societ
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, enlightenment philosopher and founder of 'natural education', is one of the most influential philosophers of education in the western wor
Rousseau is most often read either as a theorist of individual authenticity or as a communitarian. In this book, he is neither. Instead, Rousseau is understood