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About the Book

Table of Contents:
Preface Introduction Chapter 1: The State of Nature Chapter 2: Political Society Chapter 3: Civil Freedom Chapter 4: Democratic Freedom Chapter 5: Moral Freedom Conclusion Works Cited

About the Author :
Matthew Simpson is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Head of the Philosophy Department at Luther College, USA. He has been a junior visiting fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna, Austria, as well as a recipient of research grants and fellowships from the University Professors Program at Boston University and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Review :
"In a lucidly written introduction and six chapters, Simpson elegantly disentangles four different kinds of liberty in the thought of Rousseau: natural, civil, democratic, and moral...Simpson's book is a pleasure to read and important for thinking through many pressing political questions...the aims of his book are excellently carried out." -Jane Gordon, Philosophy in Review Reference & Research Book News, August 2006 'In the immense literature on Rousseau, remarkably little has been devoted directly to the concept of freedom which is arguably the central issue in his political thought. Matthew Simpson is attempting a coherent interpretation of freedom in Rousseau that avoids the anachronistic divide between totalitarian and liberal readings and provides the basis for how to see Rousseau's idea of the contract and, hence, for relating him to central concerns in contemporary political theory.' Knud Haakonssen, Boston University 'Simpson pays unusually close attention to the precision of Rousseau's language and the logic of his argument. I regard his study as one of the two or three best treatments of the Social Contract in any language. In addition to providing a clear and deep account of Rousseau's thought, Simpson considers its relevance to contemporary liberal theory. He does so without distorting either Rousseau's thought or that of the contemporary thinkers he discusses. He succeeds in showing that Rousseau is not merely a precursor, but is also a valuable interlocutor in modern debates.' Christopher Kelly, Boston College "A fine study, full of ideas ... clearly and straightforwardly written." -Nicholas Dent, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781847143198
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Continuum Studies in Philosophy
  • ISBN-10: 1847143199
  • Publisher Date: 08 Mar 2006
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 144


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