Public Vision, Private Lives - Rousseau, Religion, and 21st-Century Democracy (Hardcover)

In this elegantly written book, Mark S. Cladis invites us to reflect on the nature and place of the public and private in the work of Rousseau and, more generally, in democratic society. Listening closely to the religious pitch in Rousseau's voice, he convincingly shows that Rousseau, when attempting to portray the most characteristic aspects of the public and private, reached for a religious vocabulary. Cladis skillfully leads the reader on an exploration of the conflicting claims with which Rousseau wrestled - prerogatives and obligations to self, friends, family, vocation, civic life, and to humanity. At the juncture of diverse theological and secular traditions, Rousseau forged a vision of human happiness found not exclusively in the public or private, but in a complex combination of the two.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2003
First published:	March 2003
Authors:	Mark S. Cladis (Professor and Chair, Department of Religion)
Dimensions:	242 x 163 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	318
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-512554-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social theory Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Philosophy of religion > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Philosophy of religion > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-512554-1
Barcode:	9780195125542

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