The General Will

The Evolution of a Concept

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy
Cover of the book The General Will by , Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9781316234662
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: February 16, 2015
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781316234662
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: February 16, 2015
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

Although it originated in theological debates, the general will ultimately became one of the most celebrated and denigrated concepts emerging from early modern political thought. Jean-Jacques Rousseau made it the central element of his political theory, and it took on a life of its own during the French Revolution, before being subjected to generations of embrace or opprobrium. James Farr and David Lay Williams have collected for the first time a set of essays that track the evolving history of the general will from its origins to recent times. The General Will: The Evolution of a Concept discusses the general will's theological, political, formal, and substantive dimensions with a careful eye toward the concept's virtues and limitations as understood by its expositors and critics, among them Arnauld, Pascal, Malebranche, Leibniz, Locke, Spinoza, Montesquieu, Kant, Constant, Tocqueville, Adam Smith and John Rawls.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Although it originated in theological debates, the general will ultimately became one of the most celebrated and denigrated concepts emerging from early modern political thought. Jean-Jacques Rousseau made it the central element of his political theory, and it took on a life of its own during the French Revolution, before being subjected to generations of embrace or opprobrium. James Farr and David Lay Williams have collected for the first time a set of essays that track the evolving history of the general will from its origins to recent times. The General Will: The Evolution of a Concept discusses the general will's theological, political, formal, and substantive dimensions with a careful eye toward the concept's virtues and limitations as understood by its expositors and critics, among them Arnauld, Pascal, Malebranche, Leibniz, Locke, Spinoza, Montesquieu, Kant, Constant, Tocqueville, Adam Smith and John Rawls.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book Introduction to Random Graphs by
Cover of the book Human Error by
Cover of the book Conversations on Justice from National, International, and Global Perspectives by
Cover of the book The Development Century by
Cover of the book Topics in Chromatic Graph Theory by
Cover of the book Methods for Matthew by
Cover of the book Potamo of Alexandria and the Emergence of Eclecticism in Late Hellenistic Philosophy by
Cover of the book Self-Management of Depression by
Cover of the book Comparative Regional Integration by
Cover of the book The Cambridge Handbook of Metaphor and Thought by
Cover of the book The Proud 6th by
Cover of the book Epicureans and Atheists in France, 1650–1729 by
Cover of the book A Concise History of Germany by
Cover of the book Fundamentals of Linear Control by
Cover of the book Classical Algebraic Geometry by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy