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Rousseau and Law
Jean-Jaques Rousseau stands as one of the most influential figures in the history of philosophy. Rousseau and Law presents for the first time in one collection the most important contemporary work exploring his many contributions to legal theory.
Author(s) | Edited by Thom Brooks. |
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Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Format | Hardback |
Pages | 464 |
Published in | United Kingdom |
Published | 19 May 2005 |
Availability | Available |
Jean-Jaques Rousseau stands as one of the most influential figures in the history of philosophy. Rousseau and Law presents for the first time in one collection the most important contemporary work exploring his many contributions to legal theory.
Contents: The General Will and Social Contract Theory: What is the general will?, Gopal Sreenivasan (2000); Universal and general wills: Hegel and Rousseau, Arthur Ripstein; Forced to be free, John Hope Mason. Democratic Rights: Reflections on Rousseau: a
Thom Brooks is a Lecturer in Political Thought at the University of Newcastle, and Founding Editor of the Journal of Moral Philosophy. He is the author of more than two dozen articles in legal theory and political philosophy, such as Utilitas, Journal of