The Challenge of Rousseau (Hardcover)

Introduction Eve Grace and Christopher Kelly; Part I. Politics and Economics: 1. Rousseau and the illustrious Montesquieu Christopher Kelly; 2. Political economy and individual liberty Ryan Patrick Hanley; Part II. Science and Epistemology: 3. The presence of sciences in Rousseau's trajectory and works Bruno Bernardi and Bernadette Bensaud-Vincent; 4. Epistemology and political perception in the case of Rousseau Terence Marshall; Part III. The Modern or Classical, Theological or Philosophical, Foundations of Rousseau's System: 5. On the intention of Rousseau Leo Strauss; 6. On Strauss on Rousseau Victor Gourevitch; 7. Built on sand: moral law in Rousseau's Second Discourse Victor Gourevitch; 8. Rousseau and Pascal Matthew W. Maguire; Part IV. Rousseau as Educator and Legislator: 9. The measure of the possible: imagination in Rousseau's philosophical pedagogy Richard Velkley; 10. Rousseau's French revolution Pamela K. Jensen; 11. Rousseau's challenge to Locke (and to us) Jonathan Marks; 12. Stalking Puer Robustus: Hobbes and Rousseau on the origin of human malice Susan Meld Shell; Part V. Unease, Happiness, and Death: 13. Rousseau's unease with Locke's uneasiness John T. Scott; 14. Montaigne and Rousseau: some reflections Pierre Manent.