1st Edition
Making Citizens Rousseau's Political Theory of Culture
By Zev M. Trachtenberg
Copyright 1993
320 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
by
Routledge
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By analysing Rousseau's conception of the general will, Zev Trachtenberg characterises the attitude of civic virtue Rousseau believes individuals must have to cooperate successfully in society. Rousseau holds that culture affects political life by either fostering or discouraging civic virtue. However, while the cultural institutions Rousseau endorses would motivate citizens to obey the law, they... Read more
Introduction—Political success and the general Will; The fundamental problem in politics; The general will; The commonality of the general will 1 An analysis of political failure 3 Society as it is—and as it could be 5 Culture and political success 6 Culture and legitimacy.
Biography
Zev M. Trachtenberg
