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Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Rousseau and the Social Contract

By Christopher Bertram

Published September 4th 2003 by Routledge – 224 pages

Series: Routledge Philosophy GuideBooks

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Description

Rousseau's Social Contract is a benchmark in political philosophy and has influenced moral and political thought since its publication. Rousseau and the Social Contract introduces and assesses:

*Rousseau's life and the background of the Social Contract

*The ideas and arguments of the Social Contract

*Rousseau's continuing importance to politics and philosophy

Rousseau and the Social Contract will be essential reading for all students of philosophy and politics, and anyone coming to Rousseau for the first time.

Reviews

'Bertram gives us an insightful account of Rousseau’s character, an exemplary and charitable commentary on the Social Contract, and a brief but lucid account of his influence on later thinkers… a book which we should read and for which we should give thanks.' - Tony Lynch, Australian Journal of Political Science

Author Bio

Christopher Bertram is senior lecturer of philosophy at Bristol University and has written for many journals in the political philosophy area.

Name: Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Rousseau and the Social Contract (Hardback) – Routledge 
Description: By Christopher Bertram. Rousseau's Social Contract is a benchmark in political philosophy and has influenced moral and political thought since its publication. Rousseau and the Social Contract introduces and assesses:*Rousseau's life and the background of the...
Categories: Introductory Philosophy, Political Philosophy